An international fundraising call is being made by US peace activist Kathy Kelly and colleagues in ‘Afghan Generations’.
Over the past two years, 25 former Afghan Peace Volunteers, who had fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, have been resettled in Portugal (PN 2666).
This call is to raise £119,000 to welcome another 17 young Afghans to Portugal later this year, once their visas have been granted, and also to sustain the current safe house in Pakistan until they are able to travel. £135,000 has already been raised.
The funds will help a Portuguese NGO, InPulsar, set up housing, language instruction, volunteer options, assistance with legal documents and general oversight for the new group of Afghans seeking refuge: two children, five adult women and 10 adult men.
You can also volunteer to be an online ‘buddy’: kathy.vcnv@gmail.com
To make a donation, please visit the special AJ Muste Memorial Institute page: www.tinyurl.com/AJ-Afghans