100 km Bike Ride - Food for Displaced Afghan Women

My friends, Elias Karimi, Edris Karimi, Mahdi Farhat, Arwin Sahar, Latif Murtazawee, Amin Karimi, Mustafa Dawlatkhani and I are taking part in the 100km bike ride from Brisbane to Gold Coast on Sunday 17 October 2021 and this year we are supporting a cause that is very close to our hearts.

Afghanistan is facing one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes.

There is a lack of response to the crisis by the international community, exacerbated by the absence of government services. This fundraising is initiated to feed internally displaced widowed women and their children living in the streets of Kabul. A mother said to us, “my five children have not eaten one meal in the past 24 hours.”

The objective is to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner for 267 women and children for 10 days. The average cost per person per each meal is estimated at around 1.5 AUD.

100% of your money will be spent on meals and food packages

Funds raised will be donated to Organization for Development Solutions (ODS).

Organization for Development Solutions (ODS) have members in Australia and on the ground in Afghanistan to provide food.

ODS is a grassroots development and peacebuilding NGO in Afghanistan, led by young Afghan Australians. ODS' work focuses on the specific needs of local communities and empowering local voices.

For more on ODS, visit their website: https://www.odsaf.org