SowHope

Creating A Safe Space

It was August 15, 2021, when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. The previous government collapsed, leaving thousands of people without jobs or public services. Many of those who lost their jobs had to leave their homes, becoming Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who could not afford to have their children attend school. According to Amnesty International, […]

Why Afghanistan?

Data from the United Nation and UNICEF show that Afghan women face the following challenges: -Women are physically, emotionally and sexually violated 90 percent of the time. -More than 50 percent of Afghan girls are engaged by the age of 12 and nearly 60 percent are married by the age of 16 to far older […]