Part of a series of collage workshops with displaced Afghan women, held in several countries and followed by a public exhibition. The collages were shown in Washington, DC, in the exhibition Home is Still A Long Way Away, on the National Mall.

Inspired by “Sampling Watana” by Afghan diaspora artists Moshtari Hilal and Kabul Fire Records, VOICE explored the possibilities of visually piecing the realities of these women together through collage drawing from the past, present, and future, while advocating for new and safe futures for Afghan women.

These collages explore ideas of home, belonging, transitory states, and the lives we build (and are sometimes forced to choose). They tell us that home is still a long way away for most Afghan women, as these human rights defenders await decisions from governments that debate their futures and freedoms without them.

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Afghan Women Human Rights Defenders’ Fight for Recognition. A research report on the experiences and needs of Afghan women human rights defenders after the 2021 Taliban takeover.

Based on 86 interviews with defenders across 20 countries, through a participatory methodology and arts-based approaches, the report documents the threats to their safety, security and basic rights, and sets out six recommendations for the international community, shaped by the defenders themselves.

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VOICE 2021 Annual Report, covering the organisation’s work during 2021, with partner spotlights on organisations such as the Afghan Women Advocacy Group and Casa Amazonia.

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