Apart form the political challenges facing RAWA, we work for healthcare, education, income generation, promotion of culture, aid to orphans, and other social and relief work amongst women and children. For example, since the Taliban have banned all educational institution for girls, RAWA is conducting home-based classes in different parts of Afghanistan. However we do not at the moment enjoy any support from international NGOs, and all our social programs are greatly student for lack of funds. The restrictions that Taliban have placed on women make it very difficult to conduct our activities. We constantly receive death threats and hate mail.
Every day there are tens and hundreds of other such incidents.
Unfortunately, other Afghan women groups capitulate to the fundamentalists. But we believe that in view of the great pain and suffering of our devastated people, freedom-loving organizations and individuals need to abandon their passivity and neutrality towards the fundamentalists and resist their barbaric rule at whatever level and with whatever means possible. The women of RAWA have faith that the unity of democratic forces can rally and mobilize a broad anti fundamentalist front to bring about peace and democracy in our country. Because so many have refused to remain indifferent to this SOS from the women of Afghanistan, we know we will win. Donations are urgently needed.