Save Afghan Women & Children with Health Care

Dear Friends, 

TODAY June 15TH -9:00am ET TO 11:59pm! 50% Matching funds available for donations made to AIL projects on GlobalGiving.org! Donations up to $1,000 per individual donor per organization may be matched while funds available. The money runs out fast- so donate now!

Are you a UK donor? GlobalGiving.co.uk has its own bonus day. Donations up to £1,000 per donor per organization may be matched 50% while funds last. Match starts 14:00:01 BST on June 15th and ends at 4:59:59 BST on June 16th.  

AIL update

This year AIL’s health program has provided 79,048 patients with health treatment and 50,433 patients have participated in some form of health education. AIL has four fixed clinics but also has a clinic at an orphanage and one at a Learning Center. A girl at the Herat orphanage had this to say, “By comparison, the orphanage was better for me.  When I got sick at home, my mother could not do anything for me, as we were very poor. AIL provided us all kinds of medicine and checked us every day.  Once I did not feel well, I had a headache and fever and I was worried. The doctor and the head of the orphanage came to visit me. I could not believe that they came just for me. I felt proud of myself and I felt that I have character and confidence and could explain how I felt. I thank God   and Dr. Yacoobi for not leaving me alone.”

AIL provides many avenues, other than at health clinics, for women and girls to get the sort of health information they need to stay healthy and look after themselves, especially their reproductive health. The AIL education program includes 43 Learning Centers (LCs) in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including 15 rural centers around Herat.  So far this year,13,888 students (including 9,044 females and 4,844 males) participated in Learning Center education. The students all learn about health as health information is given regularly and sometimes workshops are held.  AIL also conducts trainings during the year and 701 (341 female and 360 male) have been to trainings on various subjects including in depth health topics.

TODAY, your donation can go further!  Donate between 9:00am and 11:59pm and help AIL continue its valuable work providing education and healthcare to women and girls.