name: Afghanistan Women's Council
text: The AWC, founded by Fatana Gailani is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-sectarian organization and is not affiliated with any political party. It was established in Peshawar, Pakistan, to serve Afghan refugees. After the regime change in 1992 AWC opened an office in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 2001 AWC moved its head office to Kabul with regional offices in Kandahar and Jalalabad.
  
  AWC runs the Ariana School, the Mother and Child Health Clinic in Peshawar, which provides education and medical care to refugee families, and the Nazo AnaClinic, a 20-bed hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, that kept its doors open throughout all five years of the Taliban regime. AWC also manages humanitarian relief efforts for newly-arrived refugees and publishes the monthly journal, Zan-e-Afghan (Aghan Women) to mobilize women to bring peace and stability to the country.
  
  International recognition for the AWC includes: The U.S. Women's Commission for Refugees Women & Children Award in 1992; Prince of Asturias Award (Spain) for International Co-operation in 1998; The United Nations Association of Spain's Peace Award in 1999; Empty Handed Champions of Human Rights (Spain) in 2000.
  
  http://www.afghanistanwomencouncil.org/