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About Mahboba's Promise

Who We Are
Mahboba's Promise is an Australian non-profit voluntary organisation dedicated to the women and children of Afghanistan. Mahboba's Promise was founded by Mahboba Rawi, herself a refugee from Afghanistan, now an Australian citizen.
How We Work
Being small and having Mahboba’s knowledge of the language and culture, the organisation has been able to respond quickly and with flexibility to meet the needs of widows and children disenfranchised by decades of war and civil unrest.
What We Do
We work with widows and children to improve education, offer vocational training and establish them as self sufficient. We have started schools for girls in areas where they had no educational opportunities. Primary health care in rural areas and provision of clean drinking water are among the many other projects undertaken over the last few years
Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Patron of Mahboba's Promise
Persian International Film Festival
Persian International Film Festival is a cultural film event that will bring together screen stories of diverse global Persian communities to Sydney...
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Handicraft Items
Afghanistan Handicraft Items Distributors wanted.
Mahboba’s Promise is looking for someone who can sell our widows hand embroidered handicraft...
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Newsletter November 2011
Here's our latest newsletter from Mahboba's Promise on our projects in Afghanistan, as well as information on our current appeals and news of the...
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Winter Appeal 2011
Severe food shortages have been the norm in Afghanistan in recent years. In a country with many remote and mountainous regions, winter snow can...
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Photographic exhibition in Sydney fundraising for Mahboba's Promise
"Kabul Kids" is a photographic exhibition of images taken by a group of six talented young orphaned Afghan photographers at two Sydney venues: China...
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Afghan kids show off their artistic talent
We recently asked some of the students at Hope House to write and draw pictures for their Australian supporters.
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Newsletter September 2011
Here's our latest newsletter from Mahboba's Promise on our projects in Afghanistan, as well as information on our current appeals and news of the...
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Equality for women and girls good for the economy: new World Bank Report
The latest report released today by the World Bank emphasises the importance of equal opportunities for women and girls in an economy's development.
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Project Hope Appeal: Got spare change?
Education for children all of the world gives us hope for the future. This month we launch our new appeal Project Hope, where we hope people will...
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Permaculture Update: the latest photos
Here are some our most recent photos of the amazing developments in our permaculture project at Hope House.
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