Women4Afghanistan

Our Story

August 2021. The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan once again. A small group of women's advocates from around the world began jumping into action, as we cannot stand by and watch 20 years of freedom and women's rights suddenly be wiped out overnight. Stories from women on the ground start pouring in and we listen carefully to learn what help they most need, and then jump into action.

Women4Afghanistan started as an idea for hashtag and given the urgency, we started connecting our global network of communities of women's advocates to mobilize practical help for Afghan women & girls.

We have become a global movement!

Meet Our Team

Steering Committee

Our Steering Committee is made up of operators building and spearheading our actions and global community of stakeholders.

Anne Ravanona

women's Advocate

Entrepreneur, Women's Advocate, EU delegate to W20

@AnneRavanona

Katharina Miller

president of EWLA

(European Women Lawyers Association)

@KATHAMILLER

Atefah Hassani

Young Afghan Woman LEADER

Passionate Humanitarian and Human Rights Activist

@Atefah14

Claire Poirson

Lawyer, VP 2Gap

(Gender & Governance Action Platform), EWLA Member, AFFJ

@Claire_Poirson

Advisory Committee

Our Advisory Committee is made up of key Afghan Women Leaders and other distinguished leaders from around the world, advising us and growing our global network to facilitate our work in our 6 Action Areas to help the Women and Girls of Afghanistan.

Habiba Sarabi

ADVISOR (AFGHANISTAN)

Habiba Sarabi is a hematologist, politician, and reformer of the post-Taliban era in Afghanistan. In 2005, she was appointed as governor of Bamyan Province, becoming the first woman ever to be a provincial governor in the country.

Sarabi served as Minister of Women's Affairs from 2002 to 2004. During the Taliban days, she worked as woman rights and education activist and taught girls and women in refugee camps in Pakistan. She joined Dr. Zalmai Rasul’s ticket as vice president in 2014 presidential elections and was the most prominent woman running in that year’s Elections. Upon formation of the National Unity Government, Sarabi served as advisor on women and youth to Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of Afghanistan. She was then appointed as deputy to Afghanistan High Peace Council in 2016.

Habiba Sarabi won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2013 for her work in good governance and girl’s education. She was awarded the N-Peace prize in 2016 for her unrelenting work to bring peace to Afghanistan, while ensuring attention on gender equality and women’s empowerment. In 2021 she was the laureate of the Simone Veil Prize for Gender Equality awarded by the French Government.

Habiba Sarabi is was a member of the Government negotiation team with Taliban before recent events.

Dr. Linda Laura Sabbadini

ADVISOR (Italy)

W20 Chair (engagement group to G20 on women's issues), Linda Laura Sabbadini is a Central Director of ISTAT (the Italian Institute of Statistics), and one of Italy's most renowned women's advocates and experts on gender issues.

Named one of top 100 most influential people in Italy in 2015 she recently received the highest distinction from the Italian President, by being named 'Grand’Ufficiale al merito della Repubblica' (August 2021).

Chantal Yelu Mulop

ADVISOR (DRC)

Special Advisor to the President of DRCongo on Youth, Gender & Violence against Women, she is a leading activist, a recognized humanist and feminist, a fighter for social justice, economic and women's rights, without forgetting of course a passionate of the fight against all forms of injustice such as immigration reform, health care reform, reproductive rights, the natural environment, racial equality and workers' rights. Having spent more time outside the country, in the DR Congo (mainly in Canada and Belgium), Chantal is multilingual. She is fluent in French, English, Kikongo, Lingala and some Swahili. Her professional career is flourishing and varied: President and CEO, Care Coordinator, Director of Nursing, etc. Her clinical background is very laudatory and has mainly focused on the following medical areas: emergencies, long-term care, palliative care, mental health and maternity. What is more, she has been able to access several positions of responsibility within the various organizations as a community leader. Her strong experience in the field of community health and her personal commitment to promote youth and defend the causes of women on the international scene have earned her the choice of the current President of Congo to serve as Advisor on Gender to the current President of DRC Honb’le Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo. She is passionately serves the cause of safety, respect and dignity of all, and eliminating sexual violence against women especially in conflict zones. Member of #G100 for Human Rights

Founding Member Organisations

Our Manifesto

Women's Rights are Human Rights and we must protect the human rights of Afghan women and girls. Our Manifesto, outlining our mission, what we believe in and how we do things at Women4Afghanistan is currently being written by our founding members.