Meeting the widows and orphans of Jalalabad
I came to help women and girls but Jalalabad seemed to be a city of men and boys. Even the vegetable sellers were men. There were boys in the street, flying kites and playing cricket… [Read More]
John and Lorna Norgrove write about the development of the Foundation and its work, shedding light on the stories behind the headlines.
We 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. For example, read about Zahra's experience in 'Studying for a better future' and the lengths Farzana has had to go to for an education in her blog 'Studying to achieve her dreams'.
Dealing with errors of judgment
4am on Tuesday. I woke with this blog bottled up in my head so better to get up and free it. It’s been a busy week. Last week we attended the inquest into Linda’s death… [Read More]
Trauma, support, empathy and guilt
I’m to write a blog once a week and this is my first attempt, so bear with me. The Foundation is clearly going to be the main subject but, to begin with, I’m going to… [Read More]