Unite for HER

11/09/2026

A connection we did not expect to find.

Unite for HER was pleased to attend the Women’s Business event hosted by Women’s Network Australia (WNA) at Queensland Parliament House, alongside the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ). The event brought together First Nations, political and business leaders for conversations about women’s leadership and community.

One of the most meaningful moments of the day was a conversation with a First Nations woman who shared a remarkable part of her family story. She told us that her grandmother had Afghanistani heritage, connected to the Afghanistani cameleers who came to Australia generations ago.

For us, this was more than a historical connection. It was a powerful reminder that Afghanistan stories have been part of Australia’s story for generations, sometimes in places and communities we may not expect.

Thank you to Women’s Network Australia - supporting Australian businesswomen Women’s Network Australia for creating a space for these conversations, and to Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland for the opportunity to attend and connect.

21/08/2026

Dasht-e-Barchi is bleeding again. 💔

And once again, it is children who are left carrying the weight of violence they never asked for.

Behind every number is a child with a name, a family, a dream, and a future. A classroom should be a place where children learn, laugh, and imagine the lives they want to build — not a place where their safety becomes a question.

We cannot allow the suffering of children in Afghanistan, to become another headline that the world reads and forgets.

Their right to learn.

🇦🇫

13/08/2026

Unite for HER was proud to join the 2026 LUMINOUS Lantern Parade at South Bank, where thousands came together to celebrate the cultures, communities and stories that shape Queensland.

Among the lights, we carried a message that sits at the heart of our work: Girls in Afghanistan are being denied formal education, but they have not stopped learning.

We carried books and lights , symbols of knowledge, possibility, and a future every girl has the right to shape for herself.

For Unite for HER, being part of spaces like LUMINOUS goes far beyond visibility. It is about ensuring the voices and lived experiences of girls in Afghanistan are present in public spaces, reaching communities far beyond their own.



When girls are free to learn, they don’t just shape their own futures — they help shape the future of communities, societies and generations to come.

Education is more than a right; it is the foundation of freedom, dignity and possibility.

13/08/2026

Carrying our message into one of Queensland’s largest multicultural celebrations.

Unite for HER was proud to join the 2026 LUMINOUS Lantern Parade at South Bank, where thousands came together to celebrate the cultures, communities and stories that shape Queensland.

Among the lights, we carried a message that sits at the heart of our work:

Girls in Afghanistan are being denied formal education but they have not stopped learning.

We carried books and lights symbols of knowledge, possibility, and a future every girl has the right to shape for herself.

For Unite for HER, being part of spaces like LUMINOUS goes far beyond visibility.

It is about ensuring the voices and lived experiences of girls in Afghanistan are present in public spaces, reaching communities far beyond their own.

Education is more than a right,
it is the foundation of freedom, dignity and possibility.

When girls are free to learn, they don’t just shape their own futures but they help shape the future of communities, societies and generations to come.

Carrying knowledge. Carrying light. Moving forward together.

09/07/2026

Not every act of resistance is loud.
Sometimes, it looks like a girl opening a book when the world tells her not to.
Every lesson she learns is a quiet refusal to give up on her future.
Stand with girls who refuse to stop learning.

Support Unite for HER and help keep education alive where it is needed most.

15/06/2026

Last night in Brisbane, we came together in solidarity with the women and girls of Afghanistan and in response to the events in Herat.

To everyone who joined us, thank you. Your presence was a powerful reminder that the women and girls of Afghanistan are not forgotten, and that their struggle is not theirs alone.

But our vigil cannot be the end of our action. The women and girls detained in Herat are still not free. Gender apartheid in Afghanistan continues. Their rights, freedoms, and futures remain under attack.

From Brisbane to Herat, we must continue to raise our voices, keep Afghanistan in the global spotlight, hold the Taliban accountable, and call on our governments and institutions to do the same.

Solidarity does not end when the candles go out. 🕯️

13/06/2026

13/06/2026

Join us in Brisbane as we stand with the women of Herat and with all women in Afghanistan:

🕯️ Bring a candle
📍 King George Square Amphitheater, Brisbane
🕓 Sunday, 14 June | 4 PM

13/06/2026

Different languages.
One message.

For the women of Herat.
For the women of Afghanistan.

Join us this Sunday 14/06/2026 at 4:00 pm
Bring a candle. Bring your presence.

Education • Work • Freedom

11/06/2026

Unite for HER stands in solidarity with the women and girls in Afghanistan, whose rights are being systematically stripped under Taliban rule.

Girls are barred from education, women are excluded from work and public life, and peaceful protest is met with violence. We are especially concerned for women and girls in Herat, including Jebreil, where reports of detentions and unrest have emerged, and we have lost contact with some of the young women we work with.

We are deeply worried for their safety.

We call for urgent international action and accountability.

Unite for HER stands with women and girls in Afghanistan.

Their rights are human rights.