We can accept some hats and blankets, but please don't send if you can make the above items:

Please assume standard garment sizes. Afghan children may be thinner than North American children, but they are not shorter. Here's a size chart for reference.

Please DO NOT send any other items not listed above. Only the items above will be sent to Afghanistan.

Additional information

Please review our GENERAL GUIDELINES and MAIL ADDRESS here.

Due date: May 14

Feel free to mail completed items in advance of due date so we can stay on top of packing.

Please be sure to check this page (or our email list) for updates.

Email us when you send your gift, and we will acknowledge you by email. If you need confirmation that your package has arrived in San Francisco, please enclose a self-addressed stamped card, and we will mail it back to you. Or, use the signature request service of the delivery agent.

Please spread the word now!

Another important way to participate ... please tell your fiber friends about our campaign. We count on volunteers for word-of-mouth to keep our momentum. Please share the link to this webpage. Add one of our banners to your blog or website.

We are committed to remembering the Afghan people. Reliable overseas transit and distribution are harder than ever to obtain -- and the chances to continue working with a relief agency of this caliber are few and far between. Church World Service takes care of the most vulnerable -- children who are orphans, living on the streets, those with the very least in one of the poorest countries in the world and devastated by war. We're stepping up to do what we can to comfort and warm children enduring hardship in wartime. Church World Service provides food, shelter, land-mine safety, health care and hygiene, schooling and training, and more. Church World Service has reliably worked in the region since 1954. (They do not proselytize.)

Church World Service does a superb distribution job -- organized, timely, and respectful. Please see photos from Kabul that show our hand-made wool gifts being delivered at lovely ceremonies over the last 2 years -- photos!

We are privileged to supply Church World Service. They know that the quality, beauty, and distinctiveness of our handmade gifts are not available in any store! They know that each item is lovingly created for a child in Afghanistan. And, we value their indispensable work.

When we receive specific requests from relief workers in Afghanistan, we want to help. The Afghan people still need to know that we care.

We are grateful for your generosity and enthusiasm. You are a tremendous group of compassionate and energetic volunteers!

Tashakor,
Ann and colleagues

PS: Looking for group camaraderie and inspiration? Join our afghans for Afghans' knit and crochet-along , with our moderator Elizabeth Durand. The more, the merrier! You can also find the friends of afghans for Afghans group on Ravelry.com.

In partnership with the San Francisco office of the American Friends Service Committee, the afghans for Afghans project started in late 2001 in response to the war that unfolded after 9/11. Who knew that eight years later, our handmade garments and blankets would still be needed in Afghanistan. Thank you for continuing to take action with your own hands to remember the Afghan people.