by allison | Nov 21, 2021
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...
by allison | Oct 27, 2021
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....
by allison | Oct 27, 2021
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...
by allison | Oct 26, 2021
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...
