Winter Gusts of Change in Kabul : Winter Newsletter

This newsletter was sent out on February 5, 2024 via email.  This winter has brought gusts of change to the Garden of Flowers: Razia makes a major life decision, fluctuating currency exchange rates affect the budget, MEPO helps a young artist get a fresh start, and...

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Art in Surprising Places:Farzana’s Story –

One would generally, these days, not associate the word "art" with "Kabul". But the creative urge can sometimes seem to be strengthened in the face of oppression, and Afghanistan has a rich history of great art and sculpture. Even today, in Kabul there is an art...

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Seeking a New Teacher in Kabul –

Razia will be soon be on her way to Canada to start her new life. Everyone misses her terribly and will never forget her smiling face and lilting laugh.  But life in the Garden of Flowers continues apace, and her place is empty! So it is time to find a new teacher....

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-All Ok After Earthquake

The last few weeks have been a heavy flurry of difficult times in the world, with the earthquakes rocking western Afghanistan and the human upheaval in the Middle East. Several of you have asked if all is ok with everyone in Kabul after the earthquake. So this is just...

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-A New House for the GoF (House #4!)-

The month of June was spent in transition: after the decision to leave the Garden of Flowers house where the water well had run dry, the team searched high and low for a good place in a needy neighborhood. After three previous moves, they knew exactly what was needed:...

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– Summer Brings Changes

No news? Nothing shocking? That's right, the last 3 months at the Garden of Flowers have been quiet, normal, positive, stable. What more could we want in a place like Kabul? Days with ice cream from the ice cream man, and planting flowers, and welcoming new students...

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-Trying to Ease a Brutal Winter in Kabul…

The Garden of Flowers is thriving, with 20 young children coming daily to their cozy Montessori school and enjoying a hearty lunch to fortify them against the most brutally cold winter in Afghanistan in ten years. Many are not so lucky. All throughout the city of...

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