26/07/2015
Our friend Kate Grealy has created a fundraising campaign for our projects in Pakistan. Please share widely.
DEWA provide an education to children who would never be able afford to attend school otherwise.
For Afghan refugees in Pakistan, the only education options often available are Madrassahâs (religious seminaries), whose credentials are not accepted in either Pakistan or Afghanistan and who often promote sectarian violence through their teachings, further inflaming cycles of violence.
For children who miss out on an education, they are often forced onto the streets to beg, steal, engage in hazardous labour or pr******te themselves to survive. This is the sad and harsh reality that these children experience.
Our program is run by Afghans for Afghans. We have won awards from the Balochistan Government and UNICEF and our work is supported by local tribal elders.
A recent UNHCR-funded population census indicates more than three million Afghans still remain in Pakistan, about 1.8 million of them in the North West Frontier Province living both in refugee camps and in urban areas. Despite substantial repatriation in recent years, the impact on refugee camp school enrolments has been relatively negligible.
The Government of Pakistan and UNHCR also recognise the importance of education to equip Afghan children with knowledge, skills and a sense of self-worth so that they can face the harsh and difficult task of returning home to rebuild their lives and country.
âEducation for All, and âInclusive Educationâ, both promoted and under implementation by the United Nations, include refugee children, who constitute one of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups and who live at the mercy of host countries, humanitarian agencies and donors.
We want to see âEducation for Allâ a reality in Pakistan, which is why we continue support Afghan refugee communities in Pakistan throughout this crisis.
Help us to continue our education and outreach programs with young refugees by supporting us with your donation at our Go Fund Me Campaign http://www.gofundme.com/hopeafar
You can also follow on Twitter to keep up to date with the progress of our projects.
Thanks so much to all who have supported this fundraising campaign already!
We are a community run charity that raises money for Afghan refugees living below the poverty line in Pakistan. Providing an education to children that would never be able afford to attend school provides them with hope for a brighter future for themselves, and also for their communities. Our pr...
