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UK Charity Needs Urgent Help to Evacuate Female Staff from Kabul

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BuffysBigSister · 24/08/2021 16:55

The Linda Norgrove Foundation does fantastic work supporting women & girls in Afghanistan. They are a Scotland based charity set up by the family of Linda Norgrove, an aid worker who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010.

They need urgent help to evacuate their female staff from Kabul who they believe are in immediate danger, not just because they are women working for a foreign organisation but because they belong to the Hazara ethnic minority

If you have time could you please email your MP and ask for their urgent assistance.

lindanorgrovefoundation.org/evacuate-our-afghan-staff/

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Errno · 24/08/2021 20:19

Thanks yes I know, it all just feels so helpless doesn’t it. I’ve just posted this on another thread.

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BuffysBigSister · 24/08/2021 20:14

@Errno

Feel so helpless just sending emails!
I know what you mean but in this instance its what the organisation is asking people to do. They need to get the attention of someone with enough influence to help them get their staff out. I believe the Foundation's local MP, Angus MacNeil is already making their case but the more noise the better.
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Errno · 24/08/2021 20:10

Feel so helpless just sending emails!

MouseTheDog · 24/08/2021 20:09

Done, thank you for making me aware of this .

WeAreTheWomen · 24/08/2021 19:55

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Errno · 24/08/2021 19:54

Thanks for this. I’ve emailed MP.

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BuffysBigSister · 24/08/2021 19:54

Just bumping this as its quite urgent. If you are able to email your MP that would be great or share the message in the first link on socials

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NonnyMouse1337 · 24/08/2021 18:07

Thank you for posting about this.

Jaysmith71 · 24/08/2021 17:53

@Aparallaxia

Have donated. I'm in the US so don't have an MP to harangue, but I have tweeted my support.
But you do have a district representative and two senators.
oneglassandpuzzled · 24/08/2021 17:49

Done.

Aparallaxia · 24/08/2021 17:47

Have donated. I'm in the US so don't have an MP to harangue, but I have tweeted my support.

LizzieSiddal · 24/08/2021 17:36

Thank you I will email my MO and share.

You may be better to also post this in AIBU. You’ll get lots of traffic there!

crosshatching · 24/08/2021 17:35

Done. Thank you for posting this.

PandorasMailbox · 24/08/2021 17:19

Thanks for the link OP. I've shared it elsewhere.

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