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.
Dying for an education
Life gets more depressing sometimes. Lorna has just passed me the news that a head teacher of the Parak girls’ school in Logar province of...
31 May 2011
No plateaus, just the uphill
Lorna and I have been fully occupied over the past month with fund raising. Last Saturday was the Foundation’s art auction, the culmination of six...
25 Apr 2011
Caught out by the small things
It’s the small things that catch you out. Lorna is vegetarian and is particular that I keep my salmon double-wrapped in the fridge. We wash...
20 Mar 2011
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...
9 Mar 2011
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...
23 Feb 2011
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...
20 Feb 2011