Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is a two-star charity with an average results reporting grade and reasonable overhead spending. The charity is financially transparent but has low demonstrated impact.

Founded in 1996, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CWWA) is a charity that works to improve human rights in Afghanistan. The charity focuses on ending women’s oppression and providing all people with equal access to education. CWWA has five main charitable programs: Investing in Basic Education, Community Literacy and Libraries, Technology for Education, Afghanistan Policy Dialogue, and Public Engagement. In F2021 the charity spent $939k on programs.

In F2021, CWWA spent 64% of total program spending on its Investing in Basic Education program. This program focuses on increasing girls’ enrollment in schools and training teachers to improve the education system. In F2021, CWWA distributed 15,810 storybooks to schools and families.

The charity spent 13% of total program spending on the Community Literacy program in F2021. This program aims to improve literacy and encourage reading among both children and adults in Afghanistan. In F2021, CWWA held nine literacy classes and had 225 students complete the literacy program. It also helped enroll 32 students in public schools.

CWWA spent 13% of total program spending on the Technology for Education program. This program provides Afghans with access to information through a free digital library, as well as an online course platform. In F2021, the digital library had 6,240 learning materials available. During the year, it had 50,000 average monthly visits.

In F2021, the charity spent 7% of total program spending on its Public Engagement and Advocacy programs. In F2021 CWWA had nine meetings with UN or federal government representatives and launched five advocacy campaigns. The remaining 4% of program spending was allocated towards other grants and scholarships.

In F2021, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan received $761k in Canadian donations and special events revenue. It also received $708k in government funding (49% of total revenue). Administrative costs are 8% of total revenue excluding investment income. Fundraising costs are 9% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 17%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 83 cents go to the cause. The charity has net funding reserves of $1.4m ($1.4m in liquid assets less $30k in interest-bearing debts). Its net funding reserves can cover annual program costs for around one year and six months.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on June 20^th, 2022 by Arjun Kapur