From Pain to Possibility. The women we meet tell us:” We had a home and a family. We did not ask for anything. Violence came into our lives, destroying our homes and tearing our families apart. Now, help us rebuild. Help us do something. We want to work!”
We listened. We promised to help.
At LAFAM, we respond to the needs expressed by the people we meet. We believe in their capacity to rebuild, learn, work and shape their own future.
Through lifelong learning, economic empowerment and continuous support, we help women, children and vulnerable populations regain dignity, build independence and create sustainable opportunities for themselves and their communities.
From pain to possibility.
From solidarity to empowerment.
From today to a better tomorrow.
They have the potential to create their own solutions. We are here to help unlock that potential — through learning, skills, opportunity and sustained support — so they can regain their dignity, build independence and become leaders of positive change in their communities.
L’AFAM is a 1901 law not for profit organisation, registered in Paris, France. Our organisation has been recognized as an official NGO by the Regional Government of Kurdistan
L’AFAM is recognised as a humanitarian organisation in France and donations to L’AFAM are tax deductible for French tax duties as detailed in articles 200 and 238bis of the tax code CGI
- For individuals revenue tax: 66% of the amounts donated, in the limit of 20% of the taxable revenue, can be deducted
- For Corporations: 60% of the amounts donated, in the limit of 0.5% of the annual turnover, can be deducted
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