| About Us
afghans for Afghans operates through the generosity of many:
Ann Rubin, Founder
Ann's nonprofit management and new media experience includes marketing,
business planning, and development. Currently, she is administrative coordinator for WARP, a membership organization devoted to textile artisans worldwide. While at Salon.com, Ann had a ball running the
Table Talk community service. Ann co-founded MuseumShop.com and has an
MBA from the Haas School at the University of California at Berkeley.
As a high school exchange student in Hamburg, Ann's host family patiently
taught her the Continental method of knitting. She crochets, too. In 1999,
Ann visited Pakistan's NWFP and Peshawar, where many Afghans live and sell their exquisite
textiles. A highlight of the trip was traveling to the top of the Khyber
Pass and playing with the Afghan kids trading money.
Ann is the recipient of XRX's Knitter of the Year Award in 2006 and the Bay Area Jefferson Award for Public Service in 2007.
Marcy Lyon, Web
Maven
By day, Marcy works for the U.S. Department of Labor as a workers compensation
claims examiner. At night, she continues creating Web sites. For many
years,
Marcy was the webmaster at the Pacific Exchange. She is also an attorney,
a photographer, and the mother of Sam (which is better than being Son
of Sam), but that's not how she would introduce herself if she called
into a radio
talk show. Marcy's many years spent earning her BA in fine arts at UCLA
really do outweigh the value of her time spent in law school. Marcy
is
the person behind Vacuum
Kitty Productions.
Zainub
Ashraf
Born and raised in Ohio, Zainub spent eight years in her family's native
Pakistan where she developed her interest in International affairs.
After
graduating with a degree in international relations, Zainub worked
in television production and Internet marketing in New York City and
San
Francisco. She is currently applying to graduate business school and
in her spare time enjoys travel, techno music, and volunteering. Zainub's
parents honeymooned in Kabul in 1968. March 6, 2002. We are most saddened by the passing of our friend
and colleague, Zainub Ashraf. The afghans for Afghans project is an expression
of Zainub's dedication, creativity, intelligence, and compassion -- and
her desire to encourage cross-cultural understanding after 9/11. We extend
our heartfelt condolences to Zainub's many friends and family members.
May her memory be a blessing. Interested in joining the team? Please contact us for information about volunteer opportunities in PR and Web design.
afghans for Afghans thanks many individuals and organizations who
have generously provided resources, advice, leadership, and encouragement:
Thomas Goehner, American Red Cross Museum
Stephen McNeil, American Friends Service Committee, San Francisco, associate
director
Rahima Haya, Afghan Widows' Project, director
Marsha MacColl, Afghans 4 Tomorrow
Alex Nikifortchuk, YarnMarket.com,
yarn e-tailer
Ann Cannon-Brown, elann.com,
yarn e-tailer
Mike Whipple, International Orphan Care
Nell Benton, Washington, D.C., area coordinator
Maryanne Havryluck, Airline Ambassadors
Luke Powell, photographer
Coleen Ragsdale, World Concern Supply Service
Judith Mencher, Kaspareks' Art Stamps for Knitters
Susan Druding, Crystal Palace Yarns
J. Alexander Thier, former officer at United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan in Kabul
Nazi Etemadi, Afghan Relief Organization
Rosemary Hill, illustrator and jewelry maker, and designer of our In-VEST for Peace art
Vanna White, crochet designer and television star
Elizabeth Cittar, author of Afghan Socks for Children pattern
Inga Hege, Web site guru in Munich, Germany!
Adrienne Crew, syndication manager at Primedia, attorney
Shelley Firth, graphic designer on our launch team
Susan Wills, Mew Mew's Yarn Shop and designer of Friday Mosque at Herat Sweater-Jacket for Children and In-VEST for Peace patterns
Benjamin Levisay and Auntie Gail, XRX, Stitches, and Knit U
Marilyn King, Black Water Abbey Yarns and author of our Afghan Vest for Men pattern
Nancy Hamm, All Crafts 4 Charity liaison and crocheter
Darlene Hayes, Hand Jive Knits and author of our Afghan Tulip Sock pattern
Judy Sours, Ferncrest Farm Yarns and author of our Afghan Mitten pattern
Kristin Bradley, graphic designer and designer of our Afghan-theme postcards
Luisa Gelenter, La Lana Wools
Charles Chen, graphic designer
Donna Druchunas, knitwear designer and author of our Afghan Rug pattern
Sue Clark, designer of crocheted In-VEST for Peace pattern
Patti Pierce Stone, P2 Designs, graphic designer and knitwear designer
Church World Service, Pakistan/Afghanistan
CURE Hospital, Kabul
Berit, David and Sharon, Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children, Kabul
Thanks from the Afghan Embassy
Please enjoy this letter of acknowledgment from the Afghan Embassy.
Thanks from the kids in Afghanistan!
Please enjoy this adorable photo from Kabul!
Help support afghans for Afghans
Your support is needed to sustain this project. While operating expenses are low, office and outreach expenses add up over time. Any amount will be appreciated. Checks made to the "Agape Foundation/afghans for Afghans" are tax deductible. Or, for convenience, make a donation online through the Agape Foundation's secure donation page. Although we do not have
our own tax-exempt status, the IRS allows our donors
to make charitable contributions through our fiscal sponsor, the Agape
Foundation. As such, their name, not ours, will appear on your bank or
credit card statement.
Purchase our
new postcard featuring school girls receiving our wool socks! To send to your fiber friends!
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XRX CEO Benjamin Levisay presents Ann Rubin as Knitter of the Year at
Stitches West, Santa Clara, CA, February 24, 2007
AFSC's Paula Stinson, Afghan Widows Project's Rahima
Haya, and afghans for Afghans' Ann Rubin
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