Organizations Filed Purposes:
WOMEN FOR AFGHAN WOMEN (WAW) IS A GRASSROOTS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS DEDICATED TO SECURING AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF DISENFRANCHISED AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN AND NEW YORK, PARTICULARLY THEIR RIGHTS TO DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL, TO SELF-DETERMINATION, AND TO BE REPRESENTED IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE: POLITICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC. WE ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND CHALLENGE THE NORMS THAT UNDERPIN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WHEREVER OPPORTUNITIES ARISE TO INFLUENCE ATTITUDES AND BRING ABOUT CHANGE.
AFGHAN FAMILY PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE SERVICES - IN 13 OF AFGHANISTAN'S 34 PROVINCES, WOMEN FOR AFGHAN WOMEN (WAW) OPERATES FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTERS, WOMEN'S PROTECTION CENTERS, AND TRANSITIONAL AND HALFWAY HOUSES THAT PROVIDE PRO BONO COUNSELING, MEDIATION, AND LEGAL AID, AS WELL AS LITERACY, VOCATIONAL, CHILDCARE, AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO AFGHAN WOMEN, GIRLS, AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF, OR SEEKING RELIEF FROM, CASES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, CHILD AND FORCED MARRIAGE, AND OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. WAW'S 32 FACILITIES ALSO INCLUDE CHILDREN'S PROTECTION CENTERS IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS, WELL-BEING, AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN FORMERLY LANGUISHING IN PRISONS WITH INCARCERATED MOTHERS, OFTEN JAILED FOR "MORAL" CRIMES SUCH AS FLEEING ABUSIVE HOMES. WAW ALSO PROVIDES WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THOUSANDS OF AFGHAN WOMEN, MEN, AND CHILDREN, IN MOSQUES, POLICE STATIONS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
NEW YORK COMMUNITY CENTER AND ADVOCACY - A COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE AFGHAN COMMUNITY IN QUEENS, NY PROVIDES A NUMBER OF PRO BONO PROGRAMS AND CRISIS SERVICES TO AFGHAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN INCLUDING IMMIGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING, AND BOYS AND GIRLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY CENTER AND ADVOCACY OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, DC ALSO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC THAT HAS AN EFFECT ON POLICIES AS THEY RELATE TO THE RIGHTS AND CHALLENGES THAT AFGHAN WOMEN AND FAMILIE FACE IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE U.S.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Manizha Naderi | EX OFFICIO & EXECUTIVE DIR | 40 | $137,309 |
| Liselott Liungman | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jackie Gaspar-Moore | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Belquis Ahmadi | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Meg Barnette | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Teresa Merkle | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Leslie Genier Cunningham | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Masuda Sultan | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sunita Viswanath | BOARD CHAIR | 20 | $0 |
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