Founded in 2013 by Afghan activists Noorjahan Akbar and Batul Moradi alongside a collective of writers, students and activists, the non-profit association Free Women Writers hopes to improve women’s lives by simply telling their stories, in their own words. Their first book, Daughters of Rabia, was published the same year. They also made its content available on social media. They have now published poems, memoirs and articles written by more than 140 women, hundreds of which have been translated into English thanks to the work of 15 volunteers.