SAWA Australia

Links

SAWA-Australia (NSW)
Support Association forthe Women of Afghanistan NSW branch
SAWA-Australia (NSW), the Support Association for the Women of Afghanistan in New South Wales, was established in 2010 when the national association SAWA-Australia was reorganized into state associations. It continues the tradition of the national association of being operated entirely by volunteers.
Web: http://www.sawansw.org.au

RAWA
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
Established in Kabul in 1977, RAWA is an independent service and political organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan. Not advocating violence, RAWA campaigns for women's rights and provides education and health facilities and programmes. Many of its operations are based in refugee areas in Pakistan.
Contact: P.O. Box 374, Quetta, Pakistan.
Web: http://www.rawa.org

RAWA support organisations:

USA	Afghan Women's Mission	http://afghanwomensmission.org/index.php
USA	RAWA supporters Santa Barbara	http://www.rawasb.org
USA	Help Women Heal	http://www.helpwomenheal.org
Scotland	RAWA Solidarity Scotland	http://rawascotland.org.uk/
France	Femaid	http://www.femaid.org/
Germany	RAWA-Förderverein	http://www.rawa-deutschland.de/
Italy	Coordinamento Italiano di Sostegno a RAWA	http://www.osservatorioafghanistan.org/
Japan	Friends of RAWA in Japan	http://rawa-japan.3005.net/

OPAWC
Organization for Promoting Afghan Women's Capabilities
Registered in Afghanistan since 2002 and in Pakistan since 2005 as a non-governmental, non-political and not-for-profit NGO, OPAWC works for the empowerment of Afghan women in the fields of education, health care, income generation and more.
http://www.opawc.org

OPAWC support organisations:

Child Victims of War
Child Victims of War exposes the impact of modern warfare on children. It works with partner organisations, providing care, protection and education for children.
http://childvictimsofwar.org.uk/

Other progressive Afghan organisations:

Defense Committee for Malalai Joya
An organisation of support for Malalai Joya, the woman parliamentarian who denounced warlords in the Loya Jirga
http://www.malalaijoya.com/dcmj/

Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO)
A non-government organization registered in Afghanistan
http://www.afceco.org/

Social Association of Afghan Justice Seekers (SAAJS)
An association established in 2007 to demand the prosecution of all Afghan war criminals in a competent and impartial national and international court.
http://www.saajs.org/

Solidarity Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-e Hambastagi)
A democratic movement against warlordism and foreign occupation.
http://www.hambastagi.org

SAWA's supporters:

DAK Foundation
the Daring Acts of Kindness charitable organization
http://www.dakfoundation.org/

GlobalQuest
the charity initiated and managed voluntarily by Coffey staff and supported by Coffey International
http://www.coffey.com/about-coffey/our-charity/globalquest/about-globalquest

Planet Wheeler Foundation
the prescribed ancillary fund established in 2008 by Maureen and Tony Wheeler, founders of Lonely Planet Publications
http://www.planetwheeler.org/

SAWA's sponsors:

WILPF (Australia)
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
http://www.wilpf.org.au

AEU
Australian Education Union
http://www.aeufederal.org.au

ZONTA District 32
Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory)
http://zontadistrict23.org.au/

AWE
Association of Women Educators (Victorian Branch)
http://www.awe.asn.au/

BHP Billiton
Matched Giving Program
http://www.bhpbilliton.com

Logwin
Air & Ocean Middle East LLC
http://www.logwin-logistics.com/

Rex Express
Regional Express airlines
http://www.regionalexpress.com.au/default.aspx

Hourigan & Associates
Australian business and visa consultants
http://www.hourigan.com.au/

LCDesign
multi dimensional design studio
http://www.lcdesign.bz/

AndersenBowe Pty Ltd
accounting and taxation services
http://www.andersenbowe.com.au

Chapman & Chapman Investments Pty Ltd
consulting company for business
http://www.smebusinessmastery.com/meet-the-team.htm

SAWA is listed by:

Donations.com.au, the leading portal for Australian charity and charitable organisations
http://www.donations.com.au

The Tithing Tree, a directory of worthwhile causes
http://www.thetithingtree.org.au

ActNow, an initiative of the Inspire Foundation driven by young people.
http://www.actnow.com.au

Facebook, a social utility that connects people.
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/26108/

Better World Links, a directory of socially responsible organizations.
http://www.betterworldlinks.org/

Other human rights and humanitarian aid organisations:

United Nations
Women Watch; Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch

Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaign that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. Since 1995, Amnesty International has called on the international community to accept its responsibility for the human rights crisis in Afghanistan and urges all the warring Afghan factions to end the cycle of abuses.
http://www.amnesty.org.au/index.html

Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an independent nongovernmental organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. It is supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide.
http://hrw.org

Rights & Democracy
(formerly: International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development)
Rights & Democracy is a Canadian institution with an international mandate. It emphasizes advocacy and capacity building and works with citizens' groups and governments in Canada and abroad to promote human and democratic rights as defined in the International Bill of Human Rights. The newsletter: "Coalition on Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations" is published every second month.
http://www.ichrdd.ca

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