15) Powerpoint Presentations About the House of Flowers and Montessori Available (July 2013)
Allison Lide, Montessori teacher and Co-Founder/Education Coordinator of the House of Flowers, has made presentations about the House of Flowers as well as Montessori education philosophy.These powerpoints provide explanations about the House of Flowers and...
14) Some Potential Undertakings (details from the Summer Newsletter highlights, July 2013)
Hitting the Big Time! The House of Flowers might be in the movies! Anna Lee, a Montessori teacher and head of school who presented at a TEDx talk about Montessori education, is in the process of attaining support to produce a documentary film about Montessori programs...
13) Summer Newsletter July 2013 – Plumbing,Movies and More at the House of Flowers
Dear Friends of MEPO and the House of Flowers, It is summer in Kabul. For the children of the House of Flowers, that means lots of time to play in the backyard before cooling off in the shade, enjoying luscious watermelon. For the adults, this year that means Ramadan,...
12) Newsletter – Winter to Spring 2013 (Sent out on March 14, 2013)
This newsletter was sent to MEPO Friends via email on March 14, 2013. Dear MEPO Friends, The harsh winter of Afghanistan is slowly coming to an end, and the first day of spring, March 21, is approaching. That day, Naw Ruz, is the Afghan/Iranian New Year. All...
11) Women are celebrated at the House of Flowers (March 8, 2013)
March 8 has always been a special day at the House of Flowers. It is International Women’s Day, and every year the children and the House organize a special celebration in honor of women. Below is the description of this year’s Women’s Day celebration, as reported by...
10) Razia gets accepted to university! (March 2013)
One of the most common questions we receive about the House of Flowers is: What is the future of the children? Up until now we always had to answer rather vaguely, saying that hopefully they would continue their education, or get a good job, or something... But now we...
9) A budget adjustment and update (Feb. 20, 2013)
As many of you know, the House of Flowers was in a funding crisis at the end of 2012. The staff showed their true dedication to the children by absorbing a reduction of the budget and taking a salary cut until we were able to financially stabilize the House's...
8) The kids go bowling with the Rotary Club in Kabul – Results! (Feb.13 & 20, 2013)
The New Rotary Club's Bowling for Children fundraiser was a wonderful success in Kabul this week, as it became Bowling with Children! Fahim and Nik Mohammad took several of the older kids, arriving in a mini-bus at 4:30 and staying til 9:30. It sounds like they had a...
7) MEPO’s work goes beyond the House of Flowers (Feb. 2013)
Even though the House of Flowers is the major project of MEPO, our work and mission has always been to reach out to those in need who are the unseen, who fall through the cracks. Whether it's a poor village family in Bhutan that can't make ends meet, or a terribly...
6) Bowling for Children! (Feb. 7, 2013)
The title may sound a bit strange, but thanks to Kevin Avers and the New Rotary Club in Kabul, it is the announcement of a fundraiser for the House of Flowers at a bowling alley in Kabul, advertised on their fun flyer below. It is the first fundraiser organized for...