Women to the World expands role in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - June 2008
A Women to the World team led by our President just returned from Afghanistan,
where their accomplishments included opening a new hospital, securing help from the
military to clandestinely distribute essential supplies and food to starving families
and orphans, arranged for multiple greenhouses to be constructed, scouted locations
for drilling wells for drinking water, and provided 12 days of intense teacher training
at the Women to the World Center.
Enrollments Up Sharply at Women's Center
The Kabul, Afghanistan Women to the World Language and Technical Center is celebrating the highest enrollment to date. Presently,
several hundred women are attending the Center, studying computer use for office
employment with training in Business English and accounting. Recently, we moved
the school to a larger and safer compound.
"Work Force Education" program comes to Kabul
A new curriculum is the central appeal for adult women in need of educational
training and credentials employment. This program of study is a fresh
approach to adult education, often referred to as "Work Force Education" for
women living in a traumatized society. The Center is providing two-year, and a three-year certification programs.
Micro-enterprise projects have been added, with Women to the World
trained Afghan nationals now learning to operate their own
micro-businesses. With your help, work will continue and sustain this effort as tools of learning are successfully administered.
Western teachers are needed for part-time training programs at the Women’s Center.
Contact Women to the World for more details: survival@womentotheworld.org”
From the President - 2/08
Light and Hope Come to Afghan Women and Girls
Lights went on all over the room," said teacher Dorothy Dodd as she taught some of the first Academic Courses in English (ACE) offered at our Women's Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dorothy is one of six outstanding teachers who participated in our Women's Initiative for Life and Learning (WILL) program for Afghan women and girls in the Kart-e-Seh district of Kabul. Sarah, Beth, Pat, and others have good testamonials on the way to you ...
Those Who Teach
Jack and Beverly Irvine are living and working in Kabul, as co-directors of the WILL Project. Jack is preparing the learning center for a library recently donated, directing all aspects of the EFL studies, and running the computer lab. Beverly takes good care of all the workers in the guest house, which Women to the World is using as a staff house, the living quarters for all women working there. This fine couple provides pastoral care to each woman under the WTW umbrella, and we are grateful for all their skills. Jack and Beverly reside in California when they are in the States.
Women's Initiative For Life And Learning:
Teaching Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Helping Afghan women and girls has been a Women to the World priority for over two decades.
Now that Women to the World is operating in Afghanistan as an official
registered NGO, we wish to pay homage to the orgnizations we have long partnered with working in Afghanistan
that support such activities as quilting projects for widows, nutritional flour supplements for malnourished babies, and
numerous other programs providing a wide range of humanitarian relief.
A few of our partners are listed below. Without them, this work could simply not continue.
ETS, Tranzsend Int'l, Denton Program, Pactec, National Presbyterian Church, Fourth Presbyterian Church, SYMA Accounting Services, Trinity EDS,Belton Aviation, Inc., Helping Hands, CADA, Matrix International Logistics, Inc., Counterpart, Int'l., Global MF., IMPACT Afghanistan, CCA, EFMA, and many, many others.
Why English for Afghanistan?
An integral part of Women to the World's exciting new program in Afghanistan is
teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to Afghan women and girls. However,
this 23 -year-old nonprofit international Christian organization is about a lot more than memorizing some greetings and learning some survival conversation skills.
Alarming statistics show Afghan Women still plagued by gender bias and abuse:
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FIW EP Trains International Womenains International Women
FIWEP plays a major role as an arm of Women to the World, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and directed by it's founder, Evona VanGemeren . The program continues to reach out to international women temporarily living in the U.S. while they or their husbands are attending university , sending them to their homelands with skills and resources that is changing their communities, once their studies here are completed. Women to the World would like to gain three new participating universities this year. Are you able to help?
Margaret Cudney, serving as President Emerita
M argaret Cudney has served the office of President of WTW since 1991-92. Many women around the world know and understand Margaret's many sacrifices of service throughout those years. Thank you Margaret for your tireless use of talent applied to building up women everywhere. We look forward to your continued guidance in the future.
Margaret has lived and worked in Afghanistan, bringing vital information in solving difficult issues, and bringing a wealth of cultural experience to the work. Again, thank you, Margaret. Margaret and her husband Jim reside in Bethesda, Maryland.
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