A book of memories and images of House of Flowers

by | Apr 27, 2020

Dear Friends,  In 2003 and 2004, a photographer and friend of the Montessori House of Flowers named Judy Duchesne-Peckham traveled to Kabul to visit and document life in the House of Flowers Orphanage. Her photos captured the lives of the children and told the...

Funding and the Future, 2020 and beyond

by | Mar 28, 2020

It would be easy to give up on Afghanistan. After so many years of turmoil, it often feels like things are not getting any better. And maybe they’re not. The future looming with the Taliban and peace is very unclear, especially what it may mean for the girls and...

Where Do the Children Live? A New House in Fall 2019

by | Dec 9, 2019

Afghan elections were scheduled to happen this year on September 28. As the whole world knows, elections are always a fraught time in Afghanistan, with an unpredictable security situation.  Then in mid August, the staff of the House discovered that a political...

New Children – Fall 2019 update

by | Dec 8, 2019

Summer has come and gone. Despite the ongoing struggles in Afghanistan with security, the House of Flowers has carried with its cheerful family life. And autumn brought a number of new children to the House.  (Click on the photos below to enlarge.) The new children...

Growing Up, Part 2: Razia and Maryam

by | Apr 7, 2019

We continue our series on the children of the House who are now adults with two successful and strong girls: Razia and her two younger sisters were the first children of the House of Flowers, arriving in 2002. As such, Razia always held a special role as...