In memory of Linda Norgrove
John and Lorna Norgrove write about the development of the Foundation and its work, shedding light on the stories behind the headlines.
We also hear from women who work for the Foundation in Afghanistan or who have benefitted from the Foundation's work. These blogs direct from Afghanistan give real insight into the people you are helping to support.
One of the drawbacks of working for a charity working in Afghanistan is that one is assumed to have some idea of how things will turn out when western troops scale down next year. Well,… [Read More]
Running a charity isn’t all doling out funds, nodding and smiling and being congratulated on being a good egg.
In January we delivered a new marimba, a large instrument costing more than £2,000 and bearing a passing resemblance to a xylophone, to the Afghan National Music Institute in Kabul. The story was reported in… [Read More]
Margaret Orwig, who is working with the Foundation in Afghanistan, describes life in Kabul. Waking up to your bedroom windows blowing out from an explosion at 6am is, to put it mildly, a very un-relaxing… [Read More]
Zulfia is from Kabul studying for her Masters at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt, Germany. Her interest is in human rights and gender issues, especially issues relating to women and children… [Read More]
Every week we go to Linda’s grave with some flowers. Linda is buried alongside the grave of my parents in a lovely graveyard overlooking one of the most beautiful beaches in Scotland. Every week of… [Read More]
Spending money in Afghanistan has been difficult for many reasons, the security of our helpers out there being the biggest problem.
As part of the Foundation’s 10k event, Eoin MacDonald-Nethercott organised a race on Antarctica, where he is based at the Concordia Research Station. But at minus 55 degrees centigrade, running just 500 metres was an… [Read More]
Recently someone told me about the work of Alberto Cairo who runs the orthopedic clinic for the Red Cross in Kabul. An Italian lawyer turned physiotherapist, he’s been working in this job for over 20… [Read More]
You cannot read your name. You cannot sign your name. You are an X with a thumb print. Life is not full of opportunities for you. You haven’t learned your numbers? Using a cell phone… [Read More]
