by allison | Jan 27, 2023
At the end of December, our teachers Fatima and Razia were among the thousands of other Afghan women banned from working, since they are employed by an NGO (MEPO, as well as our Afghan partners, HEWAD). For the next 20 days (Razia kept count!) they stayed home while...
by allison | Dec 31, 2022
Dear Friends, It was Christmas Eve when we wrote you about the shocking new Taliban restrictions banning women from working for NGOs, which includes the teachers for our project, the Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool. Your global responses were so strong that we...
by allison | Oct 10, 2022
Every day the teachers and adults of the Garden of Flowers brave long taxi rides and stressful conditions on the streets to come to the children. Besides teachers Razia and Fatima, there is Najeeba the cook, and Hedayat and Nik Mohammad, the guards and assistants....
by allison | Oct 10, 2022
Long before Afghanistan was known for war, it was famous for the quality of its fruits. The sweetness of the fruits that ripen in the intense Afghan sun are one of the great pleasures of life that people still enjoy today. The children of the Garden of Flowers have...
