Safer World Matching Campaign 2023

A little over twenty years ago, the tragic events of 9/11 changed the world and took the lives of some 3,000 people. Amid the heartache, a group of friends and family who lost loved ones started the Safer World Fund with the vision of creating a more peaceful and equitable world. The Fund promotes education, health care, and economic opportunity, especially for women and girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Give today to the Safer World Fund, or to one of the individual projects supported by the Fund.

Donations to the Safer World Fund and its beneficiaries are matched 50% during the annual campaign.  For more details, please read the full terms and conditions.

Save Maternal and Infant Lives in Pakistan
This zakat-eligible project supports maternal and infant health for poor villagers and urban slum dwellers within Pakistan. Pakistan has the highest Infant Mortality Rate in the World and also accounts for 28 percent of the global Maternal Mortality Rate. 80 percent of Pakistan's infant deaths and over 33 percent of its maternal deaths are preventable - join the fight to save lives by sponsoring maternal and infant health within the HOPE USA hospital network!
Afghan Institute of Learning Empowers Afghan Women
AIL empowers Afghan women by expanding their educational and health opportunities, fostering self-reliance and community participation. AIL provides education from preschool through post secondary level. An educated and health-aware woman is more likely to succeed personally, contribute economically to family and so create self- supporting family units. Education elevates girls' standing in society, provides opportunity and is the way to close the gap in gender equality.
Support an Afghan Girl's Year at School
The School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) is Afghanistan's first and only boarding school for girls, enrolling nearly 100 girls in grades pre-6 through 11. Our mission is to prepare girls to become the confident women who will lead their nation to a peaceful, prosperous future. This project will provide our students with the academic and personal support they need to thrive throughout the school year.
Computer Training Centers for Afghan Girls
by AAFF
AAFF operates 2 computer training centers within public schools for Afghan girls in Northern Afghanistan. Many Afghan girls do not have access to technology and lack basic knowledge of computer skills. AAFF's courses taught by qualified female Afghan teachers equip the next generation of girls with valuable computer skills that will enhance their education and equip them for a brighter future. Every year this course provides computer literacy training to hundreds of Afghan girls in grades 4-6.
Defy the Taliban, Coding Classes for Afghan Girls
The first round of Underground TechSheroes served 214 girls and women between 14 and 25 years of age. We provide all training and financial support for teachers who run these secret courses from their homes. These inspiring young women and teachers are actively working to undo the damage of Taliban rule on themselves and their communities. The program spans 6 months starting with basic computer skills and ending with coding. Round 2 began in February 2024 and will include 150 students.
Empower an Afghan Girl to Find Her Voice
This program enables 20 girls per 6-month course to access educational opportunities in Afghanistan. Per UNESCO, Currently, 80% of school-aged Afghan girls and young women - 2.5 million people are out of school. This program allows girls whose education was interrupted by the Taliban takeover to continue learning vital skills that enable them to find employment or transition to online education after program completion. Your support will help these girls plan for a better future!
Grow Peace in Afghanistan: Educate Street Children
"From the Streets to Classrooms" project aims to break the cycle of poverty through education. These children often have to work or beg on the streets to support their families, and they miss out on the opportunity to have an education. With Afghanistan having the world's highest illiteracy rate, this project will offer hope and a new beginning. Students will receive uniforms, books, stationery, and transportation. We provide monthly food items to the families.
Emergency Aid for Afghan Families
URGENT - help needed for Herat earthquake victims! Poor Afghans in Afghanistan are particularly vulnerable in times of disaster, whether natural or economic. Those without jobs, food or homes face starvation in harsh winter weather or after other natural disasters or following displacement. In recent years, there have been landslides, earthquakes and flooding incidents where we have been able to provide help.
Healthcare Access to the Poor in Afghanistan
Make healthcare accessible to disadvantaged and poor Afghans who cannot pay for the care they need in a war-ridden country with under-resourced healthcare system. FMIC believes that cost should not stand between families and the medical care they need. The Patient Welfare Programme at FMIC helps treat patients who do not have the means with no or minimal cost through patient welfare funds. With the growing demand every year, the hospital needs support to continue this life-saving effort.
Life Skills-Based Education for Girls
This project furthers Zindagi Trust's commitment to creating a holistic and contextually relevant life skill-based curriculum at both our adopted schools and all across Pakistan. The programme involves teacher training, contextually relevant resource-building materials for teachers and students, and engaging activities for students. The program aims to impact 3200 girls empowering them with skills to deal with the challenges of daily life and to normalize LSBE in schools nationwide via advocacy.
Support Girls' Education in Afghanistan
Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, girls have faced unprecedented barriers to accessing education. Overall, girls' education in Afghanistan is uncertain, unprotected, and highly at-risk on a daily basis, with the context varying dramatically in the marginalized communities. Working through our grassroots networks, Bamyan continues to promote and support girls' access to quality education, in order to develop the next generation of critical thinkers and change-makers.
Help schools, victims of terror attacks and IDPs
This project will help victims of systematic attacks on the basis of gender, race & religion and populations at risk of famine, drought and natural disasters . Due to school terror attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, we will provide assistance to the families of victims and scholarships to the traumatized students. We will provide support to the internally displaced, vulnerable families, journalists, and refugees in neighboring countries with cash assistance for food, shelter and basic necessities.
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