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Our vision is of a peaceful and secure Afghanistan, where Afghans exercise their rights to political freedom and economic opportunity in a country where institutions are held accountable. Afghanistan is amongst the poorest countries in the world. Decades of war, grinding poverty and a collapse in agriculture have devastated its infrastructure and weakened its population. Afghanaid has worked alongside Afghan communities since 1983, providing assistance for people in hardship and distress. We currently work with over 500,000 Afghan adults and children. As a UK charity, Afghanaid believes that a vital part of our role is to make people in the UK aware of the life and needs of ordinary people living in Afghanistan. To do this effectively requires people such as you to share your time and efforts to help us raise awareness and funds for our programmes. Below are just a few ways your fundraising can help Afghanaid’s vital programmes. * £25 buys 10 books for a children's resource centre library. * £90 buys stationery required to run one month training at an Afghanaid Farm Field School for 30 farmers. * £120 provides all the seeds and tools necessary to create a kitchen garden * £200 buys saplings to establish a watershed management plot to reduce soil erosion * £900 buys material for children’s recreational activities for 10 child peer groups. * £1000 can build an irrigation canal to water the crops of one community. * £1000 will enable a female-member of Afghanaid’s Self Help Groups to start poultry household level enterprise. * £5000 buys schooling material, including uniforms, for 20 disadvantaged children in rural Afghanistan.
ABF The Soldiers Charity are for soldiers, for life; giving support to serving and retired soldiers and their families. They risk so much for us, but for them, its "just doing their job". In return, The Soldiers’ Charity give them down-to-earth help and friendship, with no hassle or bureaucracy. We help in ways that make a big practical difference to individuals. For example a level access shower for an amputee from a current conflict or care home fees for an elderly veteran. Thats what weve been here to offer for the past 66 years and will be here for as long as there is a need. http://www.soldierscharity.org
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Afghan Fashion Show
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For TICKET purchase: please press Donate Now and 'donate' £75 per ticket. Please write your name in the comment box stating how many tickets you have purchased. After entering your details, please DO NOT tick the box for gift aid. There are no actual tickets being issued; this £75 donation per person will allow named 'ticket' purchasers entry on the night. 'Tickets' are non-refundable.
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For DONATIONS: please make a separate payment and tick the gift aid box, please write 'donation' in the comment box.
The Afghan Fashion Show 2010 will take place on the evening of 7th October at Porchester Hall, London W2. The theme for the evening is “Made in Afghanistan” and will showcase clothes by Zolaykha Sherzad, an Afghan designer who is becoming known internationally. She has recently shown in Dubai, Delhi, New York and Paris where her designs are on sale in the fashionable Agnes B shops.
Zarif Design was started by Zolaykha in 2004 to revive the Afghan artistic culture and all her clothes are made in workshops in Afghanistan by local men and women. She says, “ I want to show people that Afghanistan is not all about war, orphanages and Burquas. It’s also about textiles, and history and culture. It’s about beauty.”
The Afghan Fashion Show 2010, has the support of HRH The Prince of Wales and HE the Afghan Ambassador. The evening will be introduced by Kit Hesketh-Harvey and styled by Kamran Khavari who will create an Afghan themed evening with his trademark style and elegance. Top models led by Olivia Inge will show the clothes.
This charitable event is the brainchild of Bridget Cowper-Coles and Sarah Jackson who got to know and care about Afghanistan through accompanying their husbands: Sir Sherard Cowper Coles, former British ambassador to Afghanistan and General Sir Mike Jackson, former Head of the British Army.
All proceeds from the evening will be shared equally between two charities directly involved with Afghanistan - Afghanaid which has worked tirelessly in Afghanistan for 30 years and the ABF (the Soldiers’ Charity) which gives life-time support to serving and retired soldiers and their families and is facing ever increasing requests for assistance.
Thank you for visiting our page. Through Virgin Money Giving, you can sponsor us and donations will be quickly processed and passed to charities. Virgin Money Giving is a not for profit organisation and will claim gift aid on a charity's behalf where the donor is eligible for this. We really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations.
Recent donors
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Anonymous £150.00 (+ £42.31 giftaid) 11.10.10 |
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Christian de Ferranti £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 11.10.10 That was a fantastic event! |
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Anonymous £50.00 08.10.10 Congratulations on a tremendous evening. |
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Susie £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 07.10.10 & well done Minna |
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Caroline Chartres £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 07.10.10 SO sorry we can't be with you -- tiny donation to such a good cause. |
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Mary McDonagh £100.00 07.10.10 Best wishes, Mary and Bobby McDonagh |
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ban baban £75.00 06.10.10 thank you |
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Anonymous £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 06.10.10 |
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Anonymous £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 06.10.10 |
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Andrew Vallance-Owen £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 06.10.10 Good luck with the show, sorry I was too late to buy tickets! |
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Angela Bridges £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 06.10.10 thank you for giving us all a chance to do something to help |
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richard fitzalan howard £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 05.10.10 well done! |
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Jeremy Waller £375.00 (+ £105.77 giftaid) 05.10.10 delighted to participate in such a worthwhile even. |
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Simon Lewis £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 05.10.10 Well done Sarah |
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Tina Clarfelt £75.00 04.10.10 I'd like to have a ticket! |
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Jean Pike £225.00 (+ £63.46 giftaid) 04.10.10 Wishing you all a huge success on the night for these two important charities |
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Miles Morland £225.00 01.10.10 Three tickets to the Afghan Fashion Show for Mr. Miles Morland please. |
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Pim Baxter £150.00 (+ £42.31 giftaid) 01.10.10 Hope the evening is fantastically successful |
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goli bagherzadeh £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 01.10.10 one ticket puchased by Goli Bagherzadeh for Yassi Lari |
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Anonymous £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 30.09.10 Very good luck! love Wilf and Annie |
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Susan Tait-Russell £75.00 30.09.10 1 ticket for Susie. A small donation to say thank you for all the kindness my dearest Afghan friends have shown me. x |
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Farah & Hassan Alaghband £250.00 30.09.10 What a brilliant cause! Farah, Hassan & Roxanne Alaghband |
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Jean Tsang £150.00 30.09.10 Please may I have 2 tickets for the fashion show. |
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Lois Goddard £75.00 30.09.10 1 Ticket for the Afghan Fashion Show - Lois Goddard. Thank you |
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Amanda Gard £250.00 (+ £70.51 giftaid) 30.09.10 A wonderful event for two wonderful charities organised by wonderful people - please put me down for 3 tickets!! |
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Anonymous £75.00 30.09.10 Anna Wills - 1 ticket to the fashion show |
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Sue Taylor £150.00 30.09.10 2 Tickets for Sue Taylor |
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FRancine Seward £150.00 30.09.10 2 tickets |
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charlotte burnaby-atkins £150.00 (+ £42.31 giftaid) 30.09.10 2 tickets please |
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Robert Scott Moncrieff £150.00 28.09.10 Robert Scott Moncrieff - 2 tickets for the fashion show on 7th October |
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Sarah Dodson £150.00 28.09.10 Sarah Dodson - 2 tickets |
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Caroline Paterson £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 28.09.10 |
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Nathalie Phillimore £500.00 (+ £141.03 giftaid) 28.09.10 This is a extra donation. Good luck. |
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Charles Richards £75.00 28.09.10 One ticket please |
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Nathalie Phillimore £210.00 28.09.10 Sorry that neither Arabella nor I can come but we are sending 3 young cousins |
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Nadia Plumbly £75.00 28.09.10 Best of luck on the day.. One ticket for the show |
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Felicity Gradwell £75.00 28.09.10 1 x ticket Felicity Gradwell |
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Ina Sandmann and Leo Johnson £150.00 27.09.10 Ina Sandmann and Leo Johnson |
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Nick and Melanie £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 27.09.10 We're sorry we can't be there but send very best wishes for the success of the evening. |
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Vicki Talbot £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 27.09.10 Donation for one ticket to the Fashion Show |
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Christina Weir £150.00 (+ £42.31 giftaid) 27.09.10 two tickets please to the fashion show |
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David Page £75.00 27.09.10 A ticket for Kay Saunders |
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mike coughlan £150.00 (+ £42.31 giftaid) 27.09.10 I would like two tickets for 7 October fashion show. |
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Stephen & Clare Copeman £150.00 (+ £42.31 giftaid) 27.09.10 We would like to tickets please for the Afhan Fashion Show 7 October |
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Ali Bagherzadeh £225.00 27.09.10 Please provide three (3) tickets for Gity Bagherzadeh, Goli Bagherzadeh and Ali Bagherzadeh |
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Sophie Rudd £150.00 27.09.10 Two tickets for Sophie Rudd and Roz Hanna |
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Ros Caldecott £150.00 (+ £42.31 giftaid) 26.09.10 Brilliant effort - see you on the 7th Ros Caldecott and Janey Whitaker |
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maili felton £50.00 26.09.10 I couldn't the other amount box to accept £150, so have made one donation of £100 and here is the £50 remaining to be paid for my two tickets |
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maili felton £100.00 26.09.10 please put two tickets in the name of Maili Felton |
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Michael and Jill Carpenter £150.00 26.09.10 2 tickets please for Michael and Jill Carpenter Best of luck! |
