FNAW Activities
Current FNAW Sub-Committees:
Information-sharing
This committee gathers and shares information on recent events, policies, and social or political issues facing Afghan women and the women's movements in Afghanistan.
Policy and Advocacy
This committee updates FNAW members on current policy advocacy opportunities in North America and Afghanistan, and proposes advocacy initiatives for action to members of the Executive Committee.
Donor Collaboration
This committee facilitates the sharing of information among like-minded funders that might be willing to collaborate on funding initiatives in Afghanistan. This may include leveraging funds by jointly-funding projects; information-sharing on local groups in Afghanistan; and creating linkages with other donor networks or new donors.
Institutional Capacity-Building
This committee works with Afghan women's organizations seeking funding resources to provide them with assistance in contacting appropriate donors, formualting proposals, and designing their projects sustainably and oriented towards results.
Governance Committee
This committee proposes new FNAW members to the Executive Committee, and is responsible for creating and modifying the governance structure and membership dues when necessary. The committee also carries out outreach activities for FNAW and is responsible for any compensated engagements of staff, consultants or interns.
Recent FNAW Events
On March 14th in New York city, FNAW hosted a panel event on “Women and Public Space in Afghanistan”
Four Afghan-American speakers, Awista Ayub of Afghan Youth Sports Exchange, Zolaykha Sherzad of Zarif Designs, Dr. Nadia Hashimi of Afghan Communicator, and Rabia Zahir, an artist discussed different aspects of bringing women into public space such as women’s participation in cultural life, in art, design and sports.
The “Women and Public Space” panel event kicks off our 2008 priority area for needed funding. FNAW aims to encourage donors to support organizations working in this area and to further explore strategies for giving women access to public life.
If you would like to get involved with FNAW and join one of these sub-committees, or propose a new one, please Contact Us