Emergency Aid for Afghan Families

Dear Friends,

In June, AIL was able to use its stored goods to put together 150 food kits for needy families. Each kit included 8kg of rice, 3kg of oil, and 1kg of tomato paste.

AIL maintains close ties with the Department of Women's Affairs in Herat and in July the department and 4 NGOs, including AIL, distributed food aid. AIL was assigned  75 families all of them were headed by widows who has lost a son in the war. These families received 8kg of rice, 3 liters of oil and a can of tomato paste.

All the families were delighted to receive this help. “I am very happy to get this food to help my children not be hungry,“ said one mother.

AIL also distributes clothing and in June clothes were given out to both boys and girls of the orphanages in Herat. Residents of the Peer Herat Disabled Center also got clothing. In all 165 garments for females and 215 male garments were handed out.

Thank you for your support.

Dear Friends, 

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The AIL emergency aid program is currently maintaining its supplies ready for an emergency situation, be it natural or manmade. The harsh winter weather in Afghanistan has come to an end and the summer heat is starting up. Staff keep a certain amount of supplies in stock such as rice, beans and oil as well as cash as they can buy what is needed at the time.

Recently, a widow, who had received food for her family from AIL during the winter, talked to an AIL trainer and thanked her again for the food that AIL had given her.  She said, "The rice, beans and oil were so important for my children to supplement the bread that I bake everyday."   AIL is in the process of talking to village elders about additional vulnerable women and children who may need food donations during the summer.

TODAY, your donation can go further!  Donate between 9:00am and 11:59pm and help AIL continue its valuable work providing  emergency relief when it arises.