MEDIA RELEASE International Women’s Day: Former MP Nilofar Ibrahimi urges the Australian Government to recognise gender apartheid and expand safe education pathways. 8 March 2026 Women and girls of Afghanistan are being erased from public life at a scale unseen anywhere else in the world, according to the ZamZam Foundation, as new Taliban further entrench […]
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1460 Days of Darkness: Why the Taliban Must Never Be Normalised
It has been 1,460 days since the Taliban was handed Afghanistan by the United States and allied governments. The Taliban, once defeated in 2001, regained control in 2021through what can only be described as political collusion. This abrupt reversal erased twenty years of progress, particularly for women and girls.
Film screening: Facing the Dragon
Join us on 14 June 2024 for an intimate screening of the film FACING THE DRAGON, featuring Canberra’s own Dr Nilofar Ebrahimi, a former Afghanistan MP in and women’s rights defender. Includes special interview with Dr Ebrahimi by Virginia Haussegger AM.
Eid celebration and book launch
Join us in Canberra on Saturday 6 May to celebrate Eid and launch ZamZam’s first book! The afternoon will feature food, entertainment, and the opportunity to hear firsthand from the women leading the work to continue to educate Afghanistan’s women and girls – and how you can be part of the movement. Special guests include: […]
Badakhshan classes in session
Long-awaited English and Maths classes have started for young women in the Badakhshan province. Thanks to donations from members of the Australian public, and proceeds from the recent launch event and fundraiser, ZamZam is now able to sponsor two teachers and one manager as they run courses on English and Maths to girls and young […]
Meet Fataneh
Fataneh Dokhtar Aqabcheh is an orphan studying in Hewad University. Her fees cost US$350 a semester. “I am Fataneh Dokhtar Aqabcheh, the main resident of Parwan province.I live in a family of eight and I have six younger sisters. “My father travelled to Iran due to economic problems but never returned, and we have not […]
ZamZam officially launches on 11 June 2022
ZamZam Foundation Austalia officially launched on Saturday 11 June with over 140 people joining us at the Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre to raise funds for the education of girls and women still living under the Taliban’s harsh control. The evening raised just over $8,000 in total — a truly wonderful outcome. Such a sum of […]
Meet Yasmin
Yasmin is in her fourth semester at Hewad University. Her fees cost US$350 per semester. Yasmin, daughter of Khairullah, is a resident of Badakhshan who currently lives in Kabul with a ZamZam Charity Foundation member’s family. “Because we are in a bad economic situation, I have been supported by the ZamZam Charity Foundation for the […]