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Linda Norgrove Foundation shout out for help

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Errno · 25/08/2021 07:03

The Linda Norgrove Foundation is trying to get two Afghan sisters who work for their charity safely out of Kabul. They are in great danger, not just because they are women, but also because they from
the Hazara ethnic group, targeted by the Taliban.

They are asking people to email their MP, tweet & share the message. Copied from their Twitter page below:

We are urgently campaigning to get our female staff evacuated from Kabul, where we fear for their safety.
Please support us:

  • contact your MP
  • spread this message.

More info at lindanorgrovefoundation.org/evacuate-our-afghan-staff

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DupontsLark · 25/08/2021 07:49

From their website;
Where are the women? We see photographs of planes full of evacuees and almost all of them are men. And we have to ask – where are the women in all this?

I ask myself this too Sad

Errno · 25/08/2021 09:22

I can’t bear to think about the lives of all the women who have worked and experienced freedom, having it all snatched away to be forced into a life of invisible slavery. Heartbreaking.

The Linda Norgrove Foundation’s Twitter doesn’t seem to have much activity from supporters & the three current threads on Mumsnet have had barely any responses Sad

It needs more media interest.

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gardeninggirl68 · 25/08/2021 11:20

It's 2 people out of thousands of women though

I think the aim is to do the best we can for all of them, collectively, not just cherry pick 2

oneglassandpuzzled · 25/08/2021 17:11

Posted elsewhere but in case anyone here can help!

Pleas can someone message me the foundation’s telephone number as my MP’s secretary is trying to make contact. She can’t find it on the website . I’m about to have my hair cut and can’t look!

oneglassandpuzzled · 25/08/2021 17:13

Or post it here and I will check in when I can.

Errno · 26/08/2021 04:20

PM’d you @oneglassandpuzzled

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Errno · 26/08/2021 04:28

@gardeninggirl68 yes, thousands. Heartbreaking.

But Linda Norgrove Foundation is asking supporters to help these two women. It takes two minutes to email MP, share & hope others do the same & hope this collective effort may save the lives of these two women at least.

Under no illusion that this is a tiny drop in the ocean but better than nothing.

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oneglassandpuzzled · 26/08/2021 07:11

Telephone number received and sent! Thank you, Errno.

annie335 · 27/08/2021 07:20

Heartbreaking. I've emailed my MP

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