Introducing Nadia
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Nadia is a young Afghan girl who was badly injured during the fighting in Kabul in 1996. She began dressing as a boy to be able to work and support her family, and has lived as a boy ever since. She is badly scarred, and without reconstructive surgery, cannot begin a new life as a woman, as she is afraid that she will be recognized and punished for her deception. A surgeon in London has generously offered to operate on her for free, but the hospital fees are 350 GBP per day.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Nadia
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Nadia is an Afghan girl from a poor family who has lived all her life in Kabul. In 1994, during the intense fighting between rival warlords for control of Kabul, the house where she lived with her parents, brother and 3 sisters suffered a direct hit from a rocket. Her brother was killed and she was severely injured.
Nadia is 19 years old now, and is still severely scarred: her face is disfigured by burns, one of her ears is missing and her hair has grown back only in patches.
The death of Nadia's older brother, the family's only breadwinner, was a terrible blow to the household. In his bereavement, Nadia's father lost his mind and has been unable to work since, while her mother developed heart trouble.
Once the Taliban took power in Kabul women were forbidden from working, leaving Nadia's family, together with many others, facing starvation. As soon as Nadia came out of hospital, the little girl dressed in her brother's clothes, took on his identity and looked for work dressed as a boy. She found work in the fields and on construction sites, and has been living as a boy ever since.
Nadia is still the only earner in her family of six, and still very few people in Kabul realise that she is a woman. She cannot imagine beginning her life as a woman while she is so recognizably scarred, and lives in daily terror of being unmasked. In Afghanistan, where gender segregation is still extreme, few would take kindly to her deception, and her life could well be in danger.
Her plight was discovered by HAWCA, an Afghan NGO who raised funds to educate this formerly illiterate girl. Thanks to HAWCA’s support, Nadia attended literacy, English and computing classes – reaching her last year of high school in less than half the usual time.
She is looking forward to undergoing surgery so she can finally begin a new life as a woman. She has many dreams – including becoming a human rights lawyer, seeing the sea and learning to ride a motorbike, but mostly she longs to become Nadia again.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
READ AN INTERVIEW WITH NADIA
OUR THANKS GO TO…
posted by Flora at 10:03 AM 0 comments
Monday, October 10, 2005
Help Nadia smile
We hope Nadia will be able to travel to London for reconstructive surgery before the end of the year. She will then graduate from high school on her return to Kabul and, insh’allah, enrol in university to study law. Here are some of the ways you can help us:
HOSPITAL FEES - A maxillofacial surgeon at St Bartholomew’s hospital, London, has generously offered to waive his fee to operate on her. The hospital, however, will probably have to charge us 350 pounds a day for their services, including medicine. This is the biggest single item on the budget, as the estimated medical bill is 5000 pounds.
ACCOMMODATION - We are looking for families kind enough to welcome Nadia into their homes while she is in London, and give her a loving home for a few weeks. Nadia is expected to spend about 3 months in London, and to spend some of that time in hospital.
TRANSPORT COSTS & OTHER EXPENSES - We will also need a return ticket Kabul to London for Nadia, to cover her visa costs and living expenses while she is in London.
FURTHER STUDYOnce these expenses are met, we will be looking for sponsorship for Nadia’s law degree, in the form of a small monthly stipend paid to her family to compensate for Nadia being unable to work.
DONATE NOW
Donations on Nadia's behalf can be paid into the following bank account, at the NatNest bank in the UK:
Account number: 86620290
Sort Code 60 17 12
Address: Nat West, Queen's Road Branch, Queen's Road, Clifton, Bristol
We would love to hear from you if you have any suggestions or offers of help – please post a comment or email us.
posted by Flora at 8:51 AM 2 comments
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Our thanks go to...
THANK YOU to:
the generous surgeon at St Bartholomew's hospital, London, who will waive his fee to operate on Nadia, and gave us hope to begin this campaign
the four families who have offered to welcome Nadia in their homes when she is in London
the three people who have offered to shepherd Nadia round London, and interpret for her as needed
the people who have donated funds, and offered to fundraise on Nadia's behalf in Las Vegas, Germany, Canada, the UK and Italy
to the staff of Changing Faces, for offering psychological support and counselling for Nadia before and after her operation
to ASDHA in Spain, and to Monica Bernabe, ASDHA’s director, for supporting Nadia's family with a monthly allowance that is allowing her to continue her education
As of today - less than a week after launching this appeal - we have received pledges amounting to 9% of our target.
This is a wonderful beginning, and our thanks - on behalf of Nadia and her family, HAWCA and myself - go out to all of you.
Please spread the word among your friends if you have not already done so - 5,000 pounds - or 8,800 dollars - is not so much when shared between hundreds of people.
posted by Flora at 4:50 AM 3 comments
Nadia's journey
This is the journey Nadia will be making once we have raised enough money...
posted by Flora at 4:25 AM 0 comments
Nadia is a young Afghan girl who was badly injured during the fighting in Kabul in 1996. She began dressing as a boy to be able to work and support her family, and has lived as a boy ever since. She is badly scarred, and without reconstructive surgery, cannot begin a new life as a woman, as she is afraid that she will be recognized and punished for her deception. A surgeon in London has generously offered to operate on her for free, but the hospital fees are 350 GBP per day.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Nadia
PLEASE MAKE A DONATION NOW (see details)
Nadia is an Afghan girl from a poor family who has lived all her life in Kabul. In 1994, during the intense fighting between rival warlords for control of Kabul, the house where she lived with her parents, brother and 3 sisters suffered a direct hit from a rocket. Her brother was killed and she was severely injured.
Nadia is 19 years old now, and is still severely scarred: her face is disfigured by burns, one of her ears is missing and her hair has grown back only in patches.
The death of Nadia's older brother, the family's only breadwinner, was a terrible blow to the household. In his bereavement, Nadia's father lost his mind and has been unable to work since, while her mother developed heart trouble.
Once the Taliban took power in Kabul women were forbidden from working, leaving Nadia's family, together with many others, facing starvation. As soon as Nadia came out of hospital, the little girl dressed in her brother's clothes, took on his identity and looked for work dressed as a boy. She found work in the fields and on construction sites, and has been living as a boy ever since.
Nadia is still the only earner in her family of six, and still very few people in Kabul realise that she is a woman. She cannot imagine beginning her life as a woman while she is so recognizably scarred, and lives in daily terror of being unmasked. In Afghanistan, where gender segregation is still extreme, few would take kindly to her deception, and her life could well be in danger.
Her plight was discovered by HAWCA, an Afghan NGO who raised funds to educate this formerly illiterate girl. Thanks to HAWCA’s support, Nadia attended literacy, English and computing classes – reaching her last year of high school in less than half the usual time.
She is looking forward to undergoing surgery so she can finally begin a new life as a woman. She has many dreams – including becoming a human rights lawyer, seeing the sea and learning to ride a motorbike, but mostly she longs to become Nadia again.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
READ AN INTERVIEW WITH NADIA
OUR THANKS GO TO…
posted by Flora at 10:03 AM 0 comments
Monday, October 10, 2005
Help Nadia smile
We hope Nadia will be able to travel to London for reconstructive surgery before the end of the year. She will then graduate from high school on her return to Kabul and, insh’allah, enrol in university to study law. Here are some of the ways you can help us:
HOSPITAL FEES - A maxillofacial surgeon at St Bartholomew’s hospital, London, has generously offered to waive his fee to operate on her. The hospital, however, will probably have to charge us 350 pounds a day for their services, including medicine. This is the biggest single item on the budget, as the estimated medical bill is 5000 pounds.
ACCOMMODATION - We are looking for families kind enough to welcome Nadia into their homes while she is in London, and give her a loving home for a few weeks. Nadia is expected to spend about 3 months in London, and to spend some of that time in hospital.
TRANSPORT COSTS & OTHER EXPENSES - We will also need a return ticket Kabul to London for Nadia, to cover her visa costs and living expenses while she is in London.
FURTHER STUDYOnce these expenses are met, we will be looking for sponsorship for Nadia’s law degree, in the form of a small monthly stipend paid to her family to compensate for Nadia being unable to work.
DONATE NOW
Donations on Nadia's behalf can be paid into the following bank account, at the NatNest bank in the UK:
Account number: 86620290
Sort Code 60 17 12
Address: Nat West, Queen's Road Branch, Queen's Road, Clifton, Bristol
We would love to hear from you if you have any suggestions or offers of help – please post a comment or email us.
posted by Flora at 8:51 AM 2 comments
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Our thanks go to...
THANK YOU to:
the generous surgeon at St Bartholomew's hospital, London, who will waive his fee to operate on Nadia, and gave us hope to begin this campaign
the four families who have offered to welcome Nadia in their homes when she is in London
the three people who have offered to shepherd Nadia round London, and interpret for her as needed
the people who have donated funds, and offered to fundraise on Nadia's behalf in Las Vegas, Germany, Canada, the UK and Italy
to the staff of Changing Faces, for offering psychological support and counselling for Nadia before and after her operation
to ASDHA in Spain, and to Monica Bernabe, ASDHA’s director, for supporting Nadia's family with a monthly allowance that is allowing her to continue her education
As of today - less than a week after launching this appeal - we have received pledges amounting to 9% of our target.
This is a wonderful beginning, and our thanks - on behalf of Nadia and her family, HAWCA and myself - go out to all of you.
Please spread the word among your friends if you have not already done so - 5,000 pounds - or 8,800 dollars - is not so much when shared between hundreds of people.
posted by Flora at 4:50 AM 3 comments
Nadia's journey
This is the journey Nadia will be making once we have raised enough money...
posted by Flora at 4:25 AM 0 comments
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