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Newsletters

We produce a newsletter twice a year with news, updates and photos from the Foundation’s work that you have helped to fund. You can download them below. If you would like to receive a copy in the post, please send us your details by using our contact form.

July 2026 newsletter

Our latest newsletter includes:

  • news of an exciting pilot project to deliver online classes to older schoolgirls
  • spotlight on the essential aid we provided during last winter
  • how we are working with our partners to reduce maternal and infant deaths
  • a round-up of all the projects you have helped us to fund this year
  • updates on some of the Afghan medical students studying in Scotland.

Download our July 2026 newsletter

December 2025 newsletter

Our latest newsletter includes:

  • spotlight on some of the health projects we support, including surgery for women and children; training of community health workers; female medical teams working in earthquake-hit Kunar
  • round-up of all the projects we have funded in 2025
  • profiles of women we have supported with food parcels
  • updates on some of the Afghan medical students studying in Scotland.

Download our winter 2025 newsletter

June 2025 newsletter

This newsletter includes:

  • spotlight on the CHEERing mother and baby clinic that has expanded its services with increased funding from the Foundation
  • personal updates from some of the Afghan medical students now studying in Scotland
  • details of the projects we have supported in Afghanistan this year
  • stories of amazing fundraising by our supporters, from singing to trail running.

Download our June 2025 newsletter

 

Cover of December 2024 newsletter showing Afghan woman sitting with her two children.

December 2024 newsletter

Read personal stories from some of the Afghan medical students now studying in Scotland.  Also featured is a Kabul kindergarten that has been renovated and has new equipment and supplies thanks to your donations.

Find details of all the projects we have supported in Afghanistan through the year, and catch up with some of the imaginative fundraising efforts of our supporters.

Download our December 2024 newsletter

 

July 2024 newsletter

Read about how the Foundation continues to fight for women’s education in Afghanistan, doing what we can to help Afghan girls and young women to access the few opportunities that remain.

You can also catch up on all the projects we have funded this year, including providing training to support women to run their own small business from home.

Download our July 2024 newsletter

 

December 2023 newsletter

Our latest newsletter highlights all the projects we have funded this year, profiles some of the women who have benefited from emergency aid packages, and looks at the CHEERing mother and baby clinic in Herat.

You can also get the latest on our campaign to enable 20 female Afghan students to study in Scotland, and read about the fantastic fundraising efforts of our supporters this year

Download our December 2023 newsletter

 

August 2023 newsletter

Includes a round-up of the projects we’ve funded in the first half of the year, including high school scholarships, emergency transport for women in labour, and the first round of our ‘Direct Giving’ trial.

You can also read about our attempts to bring 20 medical students to Scotland to complete their studies, and catch up with some of the great fundraising carried out by our supporters.

Download our August 2023 newsletter

November 2022 newsletter

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November 2021

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June 2021

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November 2020

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June 2020

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November 2019

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June 2019

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November 2018

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June 2018

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November 2017

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June 2017

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November 2016

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June 2016

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November 2015

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June 2015

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November 2014

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June 2014

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November 2013

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June 2013

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November 2012

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Isle of Lewis
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