Blog: Afghanistan

Women’s Empowerment Centre, Afghanistan

It has been five months since the Women’s Empowerment Centres have been closed. Our students in the first Women’s Empowerment Centre have been helping their parents in the fields.

They are eager to start class again at the centre and attend our English and Transformational Community Development (TCD) lessons. 

Women’s Empowerment Centre--East, Afghanistan

After five months, we still await the day when the government will announce the end of the lockdown.  We are not allowed to open the centres until then. The students frequently ask us when we will reopen and our answer is always that we have to wait for the government to announce it.

Garden of Peace & Hope, Afghanistan

Women’s Empowerment Centres, 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!