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CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN: Help WAW Build an Emergency Fund!We need your help. Please DONATE and FUNDRAISE today.On Monday, September 27th, the Taliban in Afghanistan overran government security forces and took control of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz. Since then, the Taliban have committed numerous war crimes, pillaging and destroying the provincial capital and murdering, raping, and terrorizing its residents.

Notwithstanding reports that Afghan government forces have taken back much of the city, the situation remains extremely perilous. Several northern and eastern provinces are now struggling to fight off the extremist group.

As the Taliban expand their reign of terror, WAW has been forced to evacuate staff and clients in a second province, and has suspended operations in three more as we work with local and international partners to protect innocent lives.

Please help us build an emergency fund today to help manage this unfolding crisis!

Your support will provide critical funding for costs associated with emergency care and contingency planning to ensure our staff and clients’ safety and that we are strong in the weeks and months of uncertainty ahead.

Despite the adversity we face, WAW remains steadfastly dedicated to our work. Protecting women and children is the heart and soul of WAW, and the current tumult only underscores the significance of what we do. We will get through this crisis, but we need your help.

Support our emergency fund by donating or starting a fundraising team today!

With your partnership, we will get through these difficult times, rebuild, and become stronger than ever.

Each of us saw the image of Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old child who tragically lost his life during his family’s attempt to find a life free of violence, poverty and war. As traumatic as that image was, there was one positive outcome. Globally, people opened their eyes to the growing refugee crisis, one the likes of which the world has never witnessed before. We kept hearing about the massive numbers fleeing, we would see the news coverage, but it took just one picture to finally unleash true compassion, attention and action.

For me, it was more personal. In May of this year, after joining the board of USA for UNHCR, I visited Refugee camps in Kenya and Uganda and saw first-hand the life a refugee lives. Knowing I would need to accurately share a refugee’s story, I knew I must at least visit and experience a small sliver of their lives.

Believe me, living in a refugee is camp is something you wouldn’t wish on anyone, not even a hated enemy. During our visit, we met with mothers and their children as well as the staff members who work day-in and day-out to provide what little relief they can. Tragically, for those in these camps, there is little to no livelihood, no chance of returning home and very little hope for any kind of future.

It is for that reason that I’m donating my birthday this year (October 31) to help the plight of refugees everywhere and also insure that more people truly understand what is at stake.

UNHCR humanitarian workers are working hard in Italy, Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Turkey and other countries in Europe to receive and assist the new refugee arrivals fleeing countries affected by violence and conflict.

At the same time, we continue to provide desperately needed aid and services in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and across Africa where refugees are facing food cuts and insufficient critical support services.

Please consider making a 100% tax-deductible donation and sharing with your networks.

With gratitude and admiration,

Susan