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SAWA-Australia, the Support Association for the Women of Afghanistan, was established in 2004. SAWA-Australia (SA), the first state branch of the national SAWA-Australia organization, was set up in 2010.
SAWA-Australia is dedicated to raising funds for human rights, education, nutrition, health, safety, and improving the self-esteem of Afghanistan's women and children, including those who live as refugees in Pakistan. Within these aims SAWA-Australia (SA) is responsible for the financial support of a Vocational Training Centre for illiterate women in Kabul, for a hospital in Farah, Afghanistan's poorest province, and for occasional other projects. Its partners in Afghanistan are RAWA, the Revolutionary Asosciation of the Women of Afghanistan, and OPAWC, the Organization for Promoting Afghan Women's Capabilities.
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SAWA is not your ordinary charity. It is operated entirely by volunteers and does not have to use part of its donation income to pay any staff. As a consequence SAWA has extremely low administrative overheads (between 1 and 2%), and all donations given to SAWA-Australia (SA) go to its projects in Afghanistan.
The finances of SAWA-Australia (SA) are audited by an independent external auditor. Progress of its support projects is reported in SAWA's national quarterly newsletter the SAWAN and in the Annual Reports published by SAWA-Australia (SA).
SAWA's strength comes from its members. Annual membership is $20, $10 concession and $5 for students, $100 for organizations. Join SAWA-Australia (SA) today!
Resources, Highlights
 Check here for upcoming events in your area.
 Read SAWA's report about a visit to Rawalpindi and to Kabul in April 2010.
Read SAWA's report about a visit to Kabul in October 2008.
Read why SAWA-Australia works better than most NGOs working in Afhganistan.
Compare SAWA-Australia with other NGOs.
Download some key RAWA documents.
Read reports
in the press about RAWA
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