http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/571692121?z00m=19776999
Empower Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Sponsored by: United Nations Foundation
Despite efforts by the U.S. government, the United Nations, and others to improve the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan, most still do not enjoy even basic human rights. But you have the power to help them.
The Afghan Women Empowerment Act (S. 229), which was introduced by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), would provide critical resources for Afghan women for:
- Literacy education,
- Technical and vocational training,
- Health care services that would reduce maternal and infant mortality,
- Programs to protect women and girls against sexual and physical abuse, abduction, trafficking and exploitation, and
- Emergency shelters for women and girls who face danger from violence.
In recent months, attacks against schools that educate girls have increased substantially. As the U.S. works to foster democracy in Afghanistan, we must be vigilant in ensuring that women take their rightful place in Afghan society.
Please urge your senator to co-sponsor the Afghan Women Empowerment Act today, and give millions of women and girls a better chance in life.
This story is heart breaking, and yes chrisy I do have one.lol.
Sadly though throwing money and aid at the problem will not help. The root cause must be sharia law of the country. Arranged marriages at 14 years old and with it all the abuse both mental sexual and physical that goes along with old men wedding young girls, and this sanctioned by sharia. Its illegal for girls to attend school or learn to read and write.
The root cause must be removed before aid will make any differnce. Of coarse I doubt this will happen considering the influence of the muslim world on Afgani leadership and the male dominated population will at all cost hold on to this patriarcal tradition.
I fear this is one fight these women will not be victorious.
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My comment:
I fear you might be right, but we must never stop fighting for women’s rights around the world.