RAWA

RAWA, known as the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, was first established in 1977, in Kabul Afghanistan. It is an independent political and social organization of Afghan women who are fighting for their rights in their country of Afghanistan.

I have dedicated my blogs to refugees in general, but now, I want to focus my attention to refugee children in Afghanistan. As children are probably the most affected by trauma than everyone else, it is crucial, in my opinion that they get the most support. They are the ones who have a whole life ahead of them, and even though there is many difficulties towards refugees, there should be an extra effort in protecting the children. They should be given as much possibility as possible, from education, to mental and physical health. According to the UNICEF report, Afghanistan is one of the countries, fourth to be exact, that has the worst record in child mortality: 152 per 1000 live births. These are mostly cause by the lack of attention or possibilities to the health and pre-natal care to pregnant woman. Even though refugees in general, have many difficulties to face, in my opinion, children should be the priority, from before birth to after.