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...
by allison | Oct 10, 2022
As we enter the fall season, we look back over the summer as a pleasant and stable time at the Garden of Flowers. The children learned, played, grew. The teachers also grew in their skills and their work as Montessori guides. The children are thriving as a community,...
