Pledge Your Birthday Today
Make your birthday truly meaningful. With the ASDD Birthday Fundraising Program, you can celebrate by empowering Afghanistani girls with education. Instead of gifts for yourself, invite friends, family, and colleagues to contribute to a brighter future.
How It Works
Instead of receiving personal gifts, you encourage your network to donate to ASDD in honour of your birthday.
Participants:
- Register their birthday with ASDD.
- Receive pre-made messaging and visual assets.
- Share the pledge within personal, professional, and online networks.
- Invite donations instead of gifts.
ASDD Provides:
- Communication toolkit & outreach guidance
- Recognition and reporting on results
- Support for ethical donation processing
Why It Matters
Each pledged birthday helps Afghanistani girls access education, supporting English courses, study materials, internet access, and mentorship. Your birthday can create a lasting impact on a girl’s future.
2026 Fundraising Goals
We aim to raise €12,682 to continue supporting 40 current students with teacher training and hire 8 trained students to teach 80 new students. €160 per student covers a full year of education and mentorship.
Read more about our 2026 programme. →
2025 Highlights
- Higher Education: One student earned a Bachelor of Commerce scholarship.
- English Proficiency: 40 students advanced to higher levels.
- Digital Access: Internet provided for all students.
- Mentorship: 40 global mentors participated.
- Student Voices: 5 newsletters featuring student essays published.
How Your Donation Helps
€160 covers one student for a full year, including:
- English classes by trained local female teachers
- Books and study materials
- Internet packages
- Mentorship
2026 Budget for 80 Students (€12,682):
- Teachers & Supervisors: €5,400
- Coordinators & Branch Rent: €2,251
- Books, Materials & Internet Packages: €3,300
- Platform Fees & Contingency: €1,740
2026 Impact
- 80 girls receive a full year of quality English education
- 40 future teachers trained to guide new students
- Students advance from B1 to C level
- Builds on successes in mentorship, English proficiency, and student newsletters
Turn your birthday into a lasting impact.
Pledge Your Birthday →