Two women who seldom receive acknowledgement for all of their efforts during resettlement but who are true inspirations to Ascend deserve...

Press Release Event Launch December 10th, 2022 Ascend Athletics organized a launch event at a local hotel in Islamabad. Begum Samina Arif...

We are humbled by your past generosity and excited to have you join us for new beginnings in 2023. Support Ascend as we restart...

Ascend's Executive Director visited our group of evacuees in Chile in October 2022, marking just over a year since their arrival in...

On April 14, 2021, US President Joe Biden announced that after a 20-year war in Afghanistan, the US would begin to remove troops from May...

by Sara Nazari In August 2021 Ascend and our generous supporters worked tirelessly to evacuate from Afghanistan as many Ascend staff and...

July 2022 Newsletter

Despite being forced to take a pause in Afghanistan, our commitment to empowering girls through sports is unwavering. For the past...

Ascend Summer 2022 Newsletter

Leaving Afghanistan and starting a new life in the United States by Haniya Tavasoli On August 31, 2021, the Taliban took control of...

Over the last 24 hours, flights have taken off from Mazar carrying foreign nationals and visa holders. Around 1000 people remain grounded...

Can you help us?!! The Chilean government has extended support to Ascend and has granted 20 visas for a number of the girls and families....

3 main items today. The most pressing of which relates to a number of grounded planes at Mazar-i-Sharif international airport, which has...

Although we have been able to evacuate members of our team, we still have a number who are still in Afghanistan, fearing for their lives....

We are extremely relieved that we have been able to evacuate a number of Ascend members. However, being evacuated does not signal the end...

While we are still working around the clock to support those in country and those in safe havens, we have been reminded of the human...

There have been many tears of frustration, anger and sadness within our team but yesterday they were of relief. We are pleased to...

We stand with our girls. We stand with them as they find themselves in increasingly disparate circumstances - on the ground in...

Although the events in Afghanistan continue to evolve and new realities are starting to emerge, we are still exploring all viable options...

The last 48 hrs have seen both positive announcements and harrowing attacks. Only hours after announcing the safe extraction of a number...