AFGHAN FEMALE STUDENT OUTREACH - How to Support AFSO

An AFSO Student in the States

Hakeema arrived at Logan Airport on July 28 and begins at Dickinson College on September 1.

Deba A. in the library at Universitas Islam.

AFSO Student Wins Writing Prize

Our own Madina Faramarz has won the 2024 Amplify Afghan Woman Writing Competition, sponsored by a nonprofit group in Australia. Follow the links to read her essay: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Congratulations, Madina!

Learn about AFSO's Journey!

Songs of Love & War

On June 30, 2024, at 4:30 pm, Afghan Female Student Outreach partnered with the Cuatro Puntos Ensemble and Afghan composer Arson Fahim for "Songs of Love and War." Performed at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Pittsfield, MA, the concert drew 100 AFSO supporters in the Berkshires for an afternoon of music and students presentations. We raised $2,500, matching a pledge of $2,000 for a total of $4,500 toward our "Building the Bridge" goal. Cuatro Puntos will be performing again at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts this fall; check their website for more details.

Corporate Support

We are grateful to our partners at Ellii (formerly ESL Library) for supplying the ESL platform that supports ALL our classes, so our students can improve their English as they continue to learn.

Many thanks to our friends at Educational Testing Service, the company producing the TOEFL, for their generosity in helping us prepare our students for their educational journey.

We are grateful to the Access for Good team at Ding Connect, the largest international provider of mobile top-up services, for supporting AFSO's data card program for students. Without enhanced mobile data, our students could not access their classes.

For more information on corporate giving and sponsorship opportunities at AFSO, please contact kara@afsousa.org.

How to Support AFSO

AFSO is a light in utter darkness.

--Shaista, AFSO student

What a challenging year it has been! Banned from their education in Afghanistan, and now banned from coming to the United States, our 800 indomitable students have forged ahead to find new opportunities. This, now, as they step bravely into 2026, is the moment. Our moment to invest in their future.

Start with the mobile phone, our students' window to the world.
Open that window with "data", the phone upgrade necessary for internet connection.
Enhance students' educational capacity with English and university courses, all taught without charge by volunteer professors and volunteer teaching assistants from across the globe.
Finally, admit the most qualified students to an online, American-accredited degree program where they can finish their education, enter their chosen profession, and stand ready to rebuild their country.

Our students have the phones. We have the professors. And the degree program is underway. What do we still need?

The data. That's where you come in. For just $240, you can connect an amazing Afghan woman to AFSO's offerings for a full year. For $720 a year, you can fund a student's full-time college journey.

This opportunity, writes one of the students beginning full-time studies this fall, represents a belief that knowledge must lead to action. That education must be rooted in humanity, creativity, and justice. In AFSO's mission, I see a reflection of everything I have tried to become. A thinker. A writer. A problem-solver. And a global citizen who never forgets where she came from.

Let's all remember where we came from. Invest in the future of women who are going places. #FundHerFuture

WAYS TO GIVE

The easiest way to donate is through our online payment processor. We also gratefully accept checks made out to AFSO at our physical address:

AFSO
10 Sequin Road
West Hartford, CT 06117
USA

You can send funds through Venmo @AfghanFemale. Finally, for our international supporters, we are listed on JustGiving and can accept gifts in many currencies.

Thank you for investing in AFSO!

Fairfield Scholars

Please contribute to this special fund to sponsor 10 extraordinary AFSO students for a year's education. Thank you, PAGEA at Fairfield!

AFSO Giving Circles

A contribution of $370 educates a woman for a year, and donors can be in touch with the student receiving their gift. CONNECTIONS CIRCLE members know that one-on-one communication is essential to student success.
$2,500 will pay for data packages for 10 women for one year. COMMUNICATORS make it possible for our students to attend classes and communicate with their professors.
$3,700 will educate 10 women for one year. BRIDGE BUILDERS are creating the pathway for our students to complete their education with AFSO and universities outside Afghanistan. In thanks, they receive a book of stories written by AFSO students.
A contribution of $37,000 or more will educate 100 women, one-fifth of the women we serve, for one year. VISIONARIES are the bedrock of our program, assuring that it can continue so long as women in Afghanistan are denied education.

Gifts of all sizes are welcome. $250 will cover data packages for a year of a student's education with AFSO. $123 will cover a student's education for a trimester.

AFSO is a charitable organization, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our EIN is 93-1909839.

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Volunteer with AFSO

AFSO welcomes volunteers of many kinds, especially:

University teaching professionals in all fields of study
Educational administration professionals
Teaching assistants and interns at all levels of higher education

Connect with us on our Contact Page.

A Special Thanks

We are grateful to our supporters for funding Dynamic Placement Testing this fall for all our students. This testing has ensured appropriate placement in classes, better student and faculty retention, and a firmer foundation on which our students can build their future. We hope to continue to offer testing, so donations remain much appreciated!