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Date: December 2, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The House of the Seven Gables is honored to host Fahima Gaheez Vorgetts, Director of the Afghan Women’s Fund and longtime champion for women and children in Afghanistan. Ms. Vorgetts was the recipient of the 2004 Salem Award Foundation Award for her work in the area of human rights and social justice. On December 2, 2014, Ms. Vorgetts will be speaking at The House of the Seven Gables, and will afterwards be selling beautiful Afghan handcrafts in an effort to raise funds for humanitarian causes. Ms. Vorgetts travels extensively, raising awareness to the issues affecting Afghan women and children, and has done incredible work, helping to open schools, and deliver medical supplies, warm clothing and food to people in need. Ms. Vorgetts has won numerous awards and been featured on national and international television and radio. She currently serves on the board of Women for Afghan Women and is an honorary member of the Afghanistan Organization for Human Rights and Environmental Protection.
The lecture will begin at 7:00 PM on December 2, 2014 at The House of the Seven Gables.
Lecture is free to all; donations to the Salem Award Foundation gratefully accepted.
