The Enabled Children Initiative is honored and humbled to be a part of remembering Fatima ‘Natasha’ Khalil. The family and friends of Fatima have requested that funds raised in her memory be donated to ECI…
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Thank you to all who generously donated this quarter. We raised 12,438 USD this quarter, including funds to go toward COVID relief efforts. The majority of our donations continue to come from individuals all around the globe…
Read MoreThe last time we updated you about how COVID-19 was impacting our work in Afghanistan, there were 22 confirmed cases in the country. As of yesterday, there were 258 confirmed cases in several provinces…
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The Enabled Children family is in mourning. We are extremely sad to share the tragic news that after successfully recovering from a lifesaving kidney transplant in India,…
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ECI UK is excited to welcome Bethan Silcox to its UK Board of Trustees. Bethan serves as Womankind’s Major Grants Manager. She has 13 years of experience working in international development,…
Read MoreFollowing our UK registration in 2012 and our US registration in 2017, ECI is now officially registered as a charity organization in Afghanistan, registration number 465. Special thanks to Rosenstock Legal Services…
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In Afghanistan, 20% of families include someone with a severe disability (Handicapped International, 2005). The Asia Foundation is undertaking a disability survey this year which could reveal higher figures, as conflict has persisted over the past 14 years, and prenatal care, while drastically improved, is not yet ubiquitous. Patient data from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which operates rehabilitation centers across the country, shows that for both 2017 and 2018, over 50% of new patients were children with an amputation or congenital disability in need of treatment.
Read MoreECI is excited to introduce its new Advisory Council, consisting of individuals who have championed ECI, supported our fundraising, advocacy, or programmatic work, and who we would call…
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