Canadian Women 4 Women in Afghanistan and Red Pashmina Inc. to Host Fundraiser Saturday

The Peterborough chapter of Canadian Women 4 Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan) and Red Pashmina Inc. will be hosting a fundraiser at the Silver Bean Café to benefit educational programs for women in Afghanistan.

Members of the Peterborough Chapter of CW4WAfghan Janet HonsBerger, Joanne Rowland and Janice Ephgrave.

The groups will be selling red pashminas, handmade crafts from Afghanistan, used books and other accessories from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Money raised at Saturday’s events will go to the national Canadian Women 4 Women group, which supports educational programs for women and girls in Afghanistan.

“Now more than ever this is important, because of the situation in Afghanistan, the Taliban is restricting the education of girls.” said Melodie Mcullough, CW4WAfghan. “ It also gives hope to the women of Afghanistan to know that other women around the world are thinking of them and trying to support them at this time.”

Currently, the Taliban has banned girls from pursuing education beyond primary school in Afghanistan.

The CW4WAfghanistan are now focused on adapting and continuing to deliver educational programs where possible while campaigning for the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.

In the past they have funded projects like Gender Equality in Teacher Training, which alleviates the chronic shortage of qualified female teachers and Afghanistan Reads! which offers literacy classes to women and out-of school girls.

Red Pashmina Inc is a grassroots initiative based in Peterborough that started in 2010. They have red pashmina’s for sale year round at Hi Ho Silver and at the New Canadians Centre. Money raised gets donated to CW4WAfghanistan.

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