Hope for Afghan Children

Please help. The orphanages are in desperate need of vehicles due to a very heightened security risk. Andeisha Farid's letter below will give you the details. If you can donate any amount, or help raise the $50,000 they need for the vehicles, please visit CharityHelp, scroll down to the "Make a donation of your choice" box, and help out. This is an urgent and special request.

Dear Friends,

In just six months AFCECO has been catapulted from a quiet, grassroots organization to being one of the highest profile Afghan run NGOs.  (See our web site for reports on NBC News, Vital Voices, and the White House Summit).  At the start as now we adhere to our philosophy that, unlike many other NGOs we make certain 95% of every dollar raised goes directly to the children’s health, education, housing and food.  We are all virtually volunteers.  There are no high salaries, no luncheons, no SUVs.  The blessings of our new high profile are many.  A great influx of donations and sponsors designated specifically to increase the number of children we serve has made it possible to open several new orphanages in Kabul, Herat and Jalalabad.  We are thrilled with these developments, but with this sudden growth we are faced with new challenges we could never have anticipated.  The reality is to manage this growth and notoriety and to keep the orphanages running smoothly and safely we must immediately raise money towards the purchase of three vehicles, one each for Jalalabad, Herat and Kabul.

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