Hope For Afghan Women

An association that works on the ground for the empowerment of women and the education of children

Discover our 6 intervention areas :

Reception Center

Vital needs

Gynecological health

Training

Micro Financing

Action in Switzerland

Our Mission

The mission of Hope For Afghan Women is to help women and children living in absolute poverty. The main cause of the current economic precariousness is the arrival of the Taliban in power and, with it, the massive exodus of the intellectual class and the youth, on whom the government had invested enormously over the last 24 years in order to build a stable future for Afghanistan. The country has suddenly lost everything it had struggled to build in recent years, and women are the first victims of the restrictive policy introduced by the regime.

The executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), David Beasley, stressed that Afghanistan is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with the collapse of food security.

Hope For Afghan Women started its activities in 2020 with a particular focus on women's training and children's schooling, with a very specific goal: the empowerment of vulnerable populations, and in this case the empowerment of women and girls, poor parents of the Afghan system.

The objective of the association is to provide for the vital needs of vulnerable families, and then to help them develop a lucrative activity in order to escape the spiral of poverty.

Read our latest news! (in French) De retour de Kaboul and Collaboration with Uplift Afghanistan Fund

Collaboration avec Soraya Créations Mode

The collaboration between Hope for Afghan Women and Soraya Creation Mode is based on a common history, deeply rooted in exile, solidarity, and lasting commitment to Afghan women.

L’association a notamment permis l’ouverture d’un centre d’accueil à Kaboul, offrant un accompagnement régulier aux femmes et aux enfants démunis. Nos actions visent à favoriser leur autonomie économique, leur dignité et leur protection, dans un contexte extrêmement fragile. Dans cette dynamique, Soraya Créations Mode, fondée et portée par ma soeur Homayra Kardan, joue un rôle essentiel. À travers la vente de produits artisanaux – notamment des vestes confectionnées par les bénéficiaires de nos programmes – Soraya Créations Mode s’engage a reverser 40% de ses bénéfices à l’association Hope for Afghan Women.

This solidarity-based model enables us to :

• fund the humanitarian activities of the association
• provide a stable income to beneficiary women, often their only means of survival
• value and promote their craftsmanship in a dignified and ethical way

This collaboration reflects a shared vision: a responsible and ethical partnership where fashion, social entrepreneurship, and humanitarian action come together to create opportunities for Afghan women – built on autonomy, education, and hope.

➔ https://sorayacreationsmode.com

News

• Smartphone donation & Internet subscription
• Evening & Benefit Concert - Saturday September 19 - 2026
• Stay in Kabul of the founder Rohina SAMIM
  septembre-octobre 2025 Je reviens d’un séjour de plus de deux mois en Afghanistan, un pays que je connais depuis plus de vingt ans et qui, pourtant, me surprend et me bouleverse à chaque fois que j’y retourne. Cette année, j’ai trouvé les femmes plus angoissées, plus tendues, plus silencieuses. Leur fatigue est profonde, presque existentielle.… Read more: Séjour à Kaboul de la fondatrice Rohina SAMIM
• SOLIDARITY CHRISTMAS MARCH
  HOPE FOR AFGHAN WOMEN sera présent au Marché de Noël Solidaire de Lausanne du 12 au 14 décembre 2024.Nous vous y attendons nombreux pour soutenir nos actions. Le marché aura lieu: Pôle Sud , avenue Jean-Jacques Mercier 3 à Lausanne.