Welcome
NATALIE COLE (1950-2015)
“Natalie, we will never forget you”
Director of the Board of Afghanistan World Foundation
and our most treasured Celebrity Ambassador
Natalie Cole cared about Afghanistan even before the Afghanistan World Foundation (AWF) was founded in 2003. She grew to know the Afghan people through the eyes of her dearest friend Sonia Nassery Cole, a native Afghan who left the country during the Soviet Invasion. Together, they raised awareness of the plight and tragedy of the Afghan people under Taliban Control and the subsequent United States liberation post 9/11. “Time to Give” gala in December 2003 honoring Muhammad Ali with performances by Stevie Wonder and Natalie Cole and filled with a celebrity rooster of guests, laid the foundation of the Mother and Child Hospital in Kabul which today is the French Medical Institute for Children
Natalie Cole was unstinting in her commitment to the Afghan people and used her platform at AWF to promote their culture, tradition, and values through music with her title song Freedom (‘Azadi’)for the film Black Tulip. She travelled to Afghanistan in 2010 for the premiere of “Black Tulip” and met with General David Petraeus as well as performed for the International Security Assistance Forces, the American Embassy and at the Ariana Theater in Kabul. And for Natalie, the highlight of her visit was meeting the Afghan people whom she loved and from whom she found much inspiration from their resilience in their struggles. The Afghan children touched her warm, indomitable spirit and she reciprocated by leaving us with an unforgettable memory of her selfless gift of generosity and song that help us fight for the freedom of the Afghan people in their beloved homeland.
Natalie Cole was a wonderful woman of great substance and a great humanitarian. We thank you for your devoted twelve years of service to the Afghanistan World Foundation and you will forever be our Honorary Board Member in your final resting abode in God’s Kingdom where you rest in Eternal Peace.
Featured Video
In Memory of Muhammad Ali:
AWF Announces Housing Project Initiative: Click
here to view
An innovative, patented AWF project designed
to give Afghans inexpensive housing. Basic housing will help rebuild communities,
allowing them to live normal lives and end the cycle of war and violence that
has plagued the country for decades. A peaceful Afghanistan will help create
a more peaceful world.
Our Newest Projects
For more information on Black Tulip, please visit Breadwinner Productions
Malalai Anaa Center for Women and School for Girls
The Afghanistan World Foundation (AWF) has established a partnership with Dreadnaught Battalion to create Malalai Anaa Center for Women and School for Girls in the Maiwand District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Mission Statement
The Board of the Afghanistan World Foundation is dedicated to increasing public awareness by spotlighting these critical needs and on developing effective solutions. AWF produces media worthy events and programs to attract the support of the public, donors, volunteers and securing involvement of decision makers. AWF also works with other agencies focused on serving special areas of Afghan humanitarian needs, as well as with USA and International officials involved in helping rebuild and protect the newly won freedoms of Afghanistan.
