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Naheed Samadi Bahram joins the girls to discuss an important topic to women and children of the diaspora and women around the world. Women for Afghan Women is the largest women's rights organization in Afghanistan and have two locations in NYC and Washington, DC. Naheed gives much-needed information and provides resources available for survivors and friends of survivors.

Naheed Samadi Bahram, US Country Director

Naheed Samadi Bahram was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family migrated to Peshawar, Pakistan after her mother was killed in a bomb explosion in Kabul. Naheed moved to the United States in 2006, and graduated from Queens College in June 2011 with a Bachelors in Finance and Economics. Naheed oversees all programs at WAW’s New York Community Center (NYCC). She has been with Women for Afghan Women since 2007, first as a volunteer and then moved up the ranks to become Program Director at the NYCC where she oversaw all of WAW’s programming in New York before she was promoted to US Country Director. Naheed has won an incredible amount of awards for her service to the Afghan and Muslim immigrant communities in the US and to survivors of domestic violence.

WAW's Domestic Violence Work

Since 2003, WAW's NYCC has been working closely to address domestic violence and gender-based violence cases in the Afghan and Muslim immigrant communities in New York. WAW has a full-time Case Manager and two part-time caseworkers, who are all Afghan women. They have first-hand knowledge of the communities WAW serves and have the experience to respond to domestic violence and sexual assault cases in a culturally sensitive manner. 80-90% of WAW’s clients are survivors of domestic violence. The trust WAW has built within communities over the years has broken the silence surrounding domestic and gender-based violence—survivors now come forward and are more comfortable asking for support compared to when the NYCC started and survivors hesitated to report due to the stigma attached to domestic violence and fears of deportation. Since the launch of NYCC, we have provided 24,000 case management and legal services to over 7,000 women and families in the United States. Our services for domestic violence survivors include counseling, safety planning, legal support, emergency shelter, translation/interpretation, advocacy, and other support that survivors need to thrive. We also work with community members and leaders to promote healthy, non-violent relationships and advocate for women's rights. Our services are available in 6 languages: Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Hindi, Spanish, and English.

Women for Afghan Women provides confidential support to survivors of domestic violence, wherever you are. Please reach out to us, or these hotlines if you or someone you know is in need:

WAW Hotline: 929-225-6802

WAW Email: office@womenforafghanwomen.org

NYC 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-621-HOPE (4673)

National 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

WAW's Social Media Links:

Instagram: @womenforafghanwomen/

Twitter: @WAWHumanRights

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenforafghanwomen

Website: www.womenforafghanwomen.org

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