The Real Enemy in Afghanistan is....

This 60 second Public Service Announcement was generously created and donated by Dancing Light Pictures for CW4WAfghan to help promote the organization's goals and objectives (see www.cw4wafghan.ca and details below):

Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan) is a volunteer not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 with twelve chapters across Canada. The goals are to advance education for Afghan women and their families; and to educate Canadians about human rights in Afghanistan. CW4WAfghan is a registered charity (#887718203RR0001).

Donor funded projects are implemented and managed in partnership with Afghan non-profit organizations. These projects include a number of community schools, village libraries, an orphanage, as well as teacher training, literacy, English and computer classes. Special projects are also undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan members were honoured with the YMCA Calgary Peace Award in the International category for their long-standing contribution to supporting peace and human rights for Afghan women and their families.

Values: CW4WAfghan members believe that individuals, as global citizens, working in solidarity and with integrity of purpose and action, can affect positive change in the world through education and the promotion of social justice and human rights.

Mission: Canadians taking action, in partnership with Afghan women, towards improving conditions of human rights, ending women's oppression, and providing opportunities for Afghan women to live their lives with dignity, certainty and purpose.

Purpose: to alleviate conditions of poverty in Afghanistan through programs that advance education and educational opportunities for women in Afghanistan and their families; and to educate and increase the understanding of Canadians about human rights in Afghanistan.

Goal: To ensure effective long-term sustainable education programs for Afghan women and their families and to engage Canadians as global citizens.

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