You might remember that the Garden of Flowers reopened in November 2021, 4 months after the Taliban took over. In those 4 months, the fantastic team of the Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool cultivated a community of 18 beautiful children from the neighborhood....

The Persianate world, including Afghanistan, celebrates the winter solstice as an ancient recognition of the victory of light over darkness. In Afghanistan, this night is called Shab-e-Chelleh  (or Shab-e-Yalda). In the old days, people stayed up the whole night...

The new Garden of Flowers has been open for almost 3 weeks now, and to see the pictures and hear of the stories of children is almost as though nothing ever happened, like the Taliban were a bad dream... Of course it's not a dream; they are still there. But...

MEPO has a new and updated Facebook page ! Here is the new location. Please share!! Hope to see you there...    https://web.facebook.com/MEPO.Hope

Despite the logistical hurdles of withdrawing money, our team has begun the critical work of giving food supplies to those in need. Initially the team had a great idea of giving out card vouchers for families to redeem at local shops for a set of staples. But the...

With the crisis at hand since the Taliban came to power, MEPO has been committed to reaching people directly who need help in Kabul, particularly those in need of food aid due to displacement or loss of work, etc. But this was much more challenging that anyone...

It has been agonizing, knowing what the people of Afghanistan are going through, the struggles perhaps to even survive. Loss of jobs, domestic displacement and upheaval, insecurity, skyrocketing prices - all of these forces are happening at the same time. People,...

It's been a long 2 1/2 months. People in Kabul have been in a state of total limbo, confusion and fear - and this has included our staff and our partner organization, HEWAD. As much as we wanted them to get out on the streets to give aid to people, and also restart...

After August 15, when Kabul fell to the Taliban and our little school shut its doors along with almost everything else in Afghanistan, the level of shock and unreality lingered for days. Fear, confusion, sadness reigned. But as so often happens, a little light began...

Dear MEPO Friends,  Three weeks have passed since the world in Afghanistan turned upside down. Many of you immediately reached out to offer help to those struggling in tumultuous circumstances, and we’d like to keep you posted: Update on the Afghan Aid situation: We...