Blog: Afghanistan

Mawa, Indonesia

Binodpur Village, India

Greetings from Binodpur! I hope this new year will bring new opportunities to serve the villagers. 

Garden of Peace and Hope, Afghanistan

It is the middle of winter; there are still cold and freezing times to come. Reza*, the gardener, protected all fountains and pool wells with plastic. He also cut the flowers to be ready for spring. Security issues determined by the Ministry of Arts & Culture currently prevent us from hosting an exhibition.

Women’s Empowerment Centre, Afghanistan

The women are excited about the lesson on Birth Labor and Life-Saving Skills (BliSS). They started these lessons several months ago and are still learning. BliSS books are focussing on maternal and infant health, especially during the time of pregnancy and after birth.

Women’s Empowerment Centre–East, Afghanistan

Winter is a good time for the students to come to English class and Health lessons. The students have little free time in the summer because they have school. About 17 new girls have joined our programme this winter. These girls are from the villages around the Women’s Empowerment Centre (WEC). They are eager to learn at the Centre.  

Garden of Peace & Hope, Afghanistan

Women’s Empowerment Centre–East, Afghanistan

Asal* is a 15-year-old girl who lives far away from the Women's Empowerment Centre--East (WEC2). Every day, she wakes up early so that she can get to English and Transformational Community Development (TCD) classes. She is a hard-working girl, helping her elderly parents.

Women’s Empowerment Centre, Afghanistan

It has been two and a half years since we started the Women’s Empowerment Centre (WEC1). At first, the women were very traditional and hardly came to the Centre. Initially, some families didn’t want to come, even though this prevented their daughters from attending English class.

Valley of Ali*, Afghanistan

Despite COVID-19, we distributed 30,400 poplar cuttings to about 45 farmers. We also gave vegetable seeds to nearly 200 families in 2020, and we hope to share more in the spring.

Women’s Empowerment Centre–East, Afghanistan

English class and Health lessons are going well at the Women’s Empowerment Centre—East (WEC2). English students also learnt Transformational Community Development (TCD), which included Health lessons once a week.