What Your Donation Can Do
Throughout this difficult time for the weavers, your donation can keep the operation running and provide the weavers and their families with some resources. We believe that the project will eventually become self-supporting, but until that time, your donations will provide a lifeline. Here are some examples of what your contributions would accomplish:
100% of your donations go directly to improve the quality of life for the women weavers of Bamiyan. All services and coordination provided in the U.S. by former Peace Corps Volunteers and other interested Americans.
20 Dollars
Monthly cost of electricity for the Bamiyan weaving center.
40 Dollars
Monthly cost of daily light lunch provided to the weavers at the weaving center.
50 Dollars
Monthly cost of internet access for 3 people.
60 Dollars
Monthly salary of one woman at the weaving center. 20 are currently employed.
80 Dollars
Monthly cost of propane gas and wood for heating the weaving center in winter.
100 Dollars
Monthly salary for one sales person. There is a shop in Bamiyan and one in Kabul.
150 Dollars
Monthly rent of the weaving center compound in Bamiyan.
*If you prefer to send a check, please mail it to
Phil Smith, Treasurer, Growing Peace in Afghanistan Fund,
P.O. Box 5105, Neffsville, PA 17606.
Please put BWP on the memo line.