RFH is raising money to assist humanitarian relief efforts in Afghanistan alongside selected and vetted partners. Our GoFundMe page is here. 
 
The events in Kabul and across Afghanistan over the past days and weeks have plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale in the modern age. Despite the extraordinary efforts of NATO and some civilians, it is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons who are at risk of oppression by the Taliban and are desperately in need of assistance as winter approaches. 
 
These refugees and IDPs need safety and security, shelter, medication, and basic life support if they are to survive the harsh Afghan winter. Their woes are further compounded by the continuing pandemic with a woefully inadequate health care system. In a country among the lowest rates of COVID-19 vaccination in the world, the prospects of these groups receiving even a single dose of a vaccine are vanishingly low.
 
The window of opportunity to effectively help is closing rapidly, but we can make an impact IF WE ACT NOW. On-the-ground support is needed to help establish air bridges and supply chains to ensure medical supplies, food and shelter can reach refugee camps, while at the same time maintaining efforts to facilitate the safe recovery of at-risk individuals and families who did not manage to escape to safety.
 
We at Racing For Heroes believes, It would be unconscionable not to act in the face of the threats faced by these Afghan people, and this page is therefore set up to raise money to support:
 
-       Humanitarian relief efforts (winter is coming; food, shelter, medication, vaccines and medical support are sorely needed)
-       Refugee recovery (for at risk Afghans being actively hunted by the Taliban)
-       Children’s education
-       Minority rights (employment and education for women, children and minorities)
 
The money will go to Racing For Heroes, a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Alton, Virginia, founded by US Army Special Forces veterans. Specifically, this funding will be earmarked for the Community Engagement Program within Racing For Heroes as the most appropriate location for the funds' expenditure to support the efforts in line with the above. RFH will make grants to organizations that are supporting our efforts to enable peace and stability. Administrative costs associated with this program will be below 5%.