Blog: Afghanistan

Garden of Peace & Hope, Afghanistan

Again, this spring has showered the Garden with lots of rain. All the flowers are blooming beautifully! The past winter was the coldest yet in Kabul. Our “leap day” exhibition was enjoyed by so many, yet we have not been able to hold exhibitions since then, due to the security situation. 

Women’s Empowerment Centre--East, Afghanistan

After the school closed in fall 2019, so many boys were eager to come to the English class at the Women’s Empowerment Centre II (WEC II) in the east of Bamyan. Since the winter, the number of students has tripled!

*Valley of Ali, Afghanistan

We had a cold winter in Yakawlang this year, and even though it is springtime, the trees haven't budded, yet.  Presently, we have distributed more than 16,000 poplar cuttings! As we give the cuttings to the local farmers, we also teach them how to plant hybrid poplars. So far, 20 farmers have been trained this year.
 

Women’s Empowerment Centre, Afghanistan

So far, the first Women’s Empowerment Centre (WEC I) has had a good impact on their community. About 50 teenage students are learning English, and 40 women have finished their literacy lessons.

Garden of Peace and Hope, Afghanistan

As spring, the season of beauty is here, we look for beautiful days ahead with great anticipation!  GHNI’s Garden of Peace and Hope had an exhibition that ended in March. It was great to view the 67 exquisite paintings of three female artists! More than 100 people visited the exhibition. 

Women’s Empowerment Centre--East, Afghanistan

As our Women’s Empowerment Center II (WEC II) moves forward, many new girls are coming to the center to learn the English language.  Some of these girls come from villages which are more than an hour away from the centre!

Women’s Empowerment Centre, Afghanistan

Currently, the whole world is in the grips of the greatest biological crisis that has faced mankind in more than a century.  Almost 4 weeks ago when it was only a blip on most people’s radars, we sounded the alarm and rallied the troops.  This included establishing a Global Crisis Management Team and sending our staff far and wide with the important message of how to identify the Corona Virus and prevent the spread of this deadly disease.

Garden of Peace and Hope, Afghanistan

It’s been a cold winter in Kabul with lots of snow! We haven’t had any exhibitions at the Garden of Peace and Hope for the past month or so due to the snow. The gardener and I have been working to protect flowers from the snowy weather by covering them with plastic. There is still snow inside the Garden. 

Women’s Empowerment Centre, Afghanistan

Literacy courses concluded at our Women Empowerment Centre (WEC). Forty women learnt how to read and write in Farsi, and they also learnt some mathematics. A little more than a year ago most of these women had difficulties even counting money.