I'm honoured to perform a concert at a #yegfundraiser for CW4WAfghan
May 24, 2024
Robertson-Wesley United Church
10209 123 Street, Edmonton, AB
5:00 Doors
5:30 Reception and traditional Afghan appetizers
6:15 Dinner by Upper Crust
Tickets: $125
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Wishing you a joyous Eid al-Fitr! May the beauty and joy of these sacred days bring you closer to your loved ones, creating cherished memories that will last a lifetime. Eid Mubarak!✨

Join the Red Pashmina Walk in Peterborough, Ontario on May 4, 2024 in support of Afghan women's and girls' right to learn!

Please visit redpashmina.org for more information or donate: give-can.keela.co/peterborough-r…

Today, I had the privilege of facilitating a workshop for the CW4WAfghan Youth Network, and I was deeply impressed by the passion, curiosity, and enthusiasm displayed by the youth for advocacy work.

Check out our Vacancies page for several employment and volunteer opportunities including:

- Distance Education Coordinator
- Curriculum and Assessment Specialist
- Application Developer
- Manitoba Chapter Chair (Volunteer Role)

cw4wafghan.ca/vacancies/

NEW from me from Pakistan.

Will never forget these incredible Afghan girls - great to see Canadian tech & educational expertise helping the most vulnerable 🙌🏽 #Afghanistan CW4WAfghan

CW4WAfghan hosted two youth delegates at #CSW68 in New York, Muhaddisa Sarwari & Muzhda Akbari, to amplify the voices of Afghan women & girls and advocate for policies that promote gender equality and women's empowerment.

Read their reflections on #CSW68 : cw4wafghan.ca/afghan-youth-p…

Read about the impact of Darakht-e Danesh Academi Digital Learning Centres for Afghan girls. Via Calgary Herald #RightToLearn

calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…

We are so grateful to Development Canada for their support in making the #RightToLearn a reality for Afghan women and girls.

Join CFUW - Belleville for an afternoon with Sally Armstrong, an award-winning author, journalist, and human rights activist, as she shares stories of the power of women to achieve change.

Get tickets here: eventbrite.ca/e/an-afternoon…

Members of our Ottawa Chapter are participating in the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend May 25-26, 2024 to raise funds for CW4WAfghan! For every person who registers for the race and joins the CW4WAfghan team, we will receive a $5 donation as well.

Support the team here: raceroster.com/events/2024/76…

Masomah Alizada, an award-winning road cyclist born in Afghanistan, shares her remarkable journey from being forbidden to ride a bike during her childhood to competing in the Olympics as part of the International Olympic Committee. Alizada's story is one of courage and resilience

With unrelenting determination, we continue to stand with the more than 1 million Afghan girls barred from education. Everyone has the #RightToLearn . Join us.

apnews.com/article/afghan…

The Breadwinner books are an award-winning series about a young girl living under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban's rule in #Afghanistan with royalties donated to CW4WAfghan.

The latest edition comes with cover art by Afghan street artist Shamsia Hassani:

We are grateful to CW4WAfghan for supporting our Pathways Program students in Afghanistan:

This interactive timeline allows you to listen to Afghan women's first-hand stories of resistance and the impacts of the escalating gender apartheid in #Afghanistan .

Listen now: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…