AADO’s work is not funded by DFAT’s Overseas Aid Program because no mechanism is in place for diaspora-led NGOs like AADO. We are working hard to change this because successive Governments have committed to more fully recognise the place of diaspora-led NGOs delivering Australian Aid.
This war-torn country is not an easy place in which to work but we say its 43 million people are resilient and deserve our support. The answer to many of Afghanistan’s problems is education. Progress was good in rebuilding the education system post the previous Taliban decade in which girls were prohibited from attending and many teachers fled the country. However, the skills shortage has been further exacerbated under the current regime since August 2021, with the exodus of so many professionals, the closure of secondary schools for girls, restrictions on women working as well as the adverse impacts of sanctions and reduced aid.
Nevertheless AADO’s work within Afghanistan continues for those who missed out on education – teaching literacy and numeracy for women and girls in villages married at a young age, who did not attend or complete school, and new courses for schoolgirls who have been deprived of attending secondary schools since 2022. We hope you can assist by donating to one or more of our programs.
Jackie Fristacky AM
President, Afghan Australian Development Organisation
If you choose to donate via PayPal, AADO’s Committee of Management will use your donation to support AADO’s responses to current identified needs in Afghanistan, including support of education for girls and/or any targeted humanitarian aid.
If you prefer to donate by a bank transfer to AADO’s bank account, please email info@aado.org.au, including your name and email address. We will supply you with our bank account details and we can then issue your tax-deductible receipt.
If you prefer to transfer funds by PayID, AADO’s details are PayID (AADO ABN): 25 274 698 213
All donations over $2.00 are tax-deductible.
Thank you for your support!
The Afghan Australian Development Organisation Inc. (ABN: 25 274 698 213) is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient. Donations of $2 or more to AADO are tax- deductible in Australia. A receipt will be sent to you after your payment is made.
Help us to work with more Afghan women so they have basic literacy, can grow their own crops, sew clothes, run their own business to become self-sufficient and confident in their communities.