Hope for Afghan Children

Hi all!  I've known about RAWA for several years, and have always been impressed by both the bravery and the integrity of the RAWA members. If there is ever to be a good resolution of the ongoing tragedy that Afghanistan has become, I feel it will come from their efforts, and those of their allies. I am happy and honored to support them any way I can.

In December 2007, I received an email from RAWA about the orphanages.  I signed up as a sponsor the same day, for a 13-year-old girl named Gul Mina.  Then I wrote about that to my personal list, about 40 people, with this comment:

>>Hi.  Normally I look askance at appeals from organized charities, but
>>I've met these women, and they do what they say.  I just signed up for
>>sponsorship of one of the children myself; it was $56/month, less than
>>we spend for a dinner out (and way less than a bookstore visit), to
>>cover all her needs…  She's 13, and wants to become a gynecologist,
>>to help the other women in her village and reduce the grim childbirth
>>mortality there.  All this, in a country that "we" continue to bomb
>>daily, to remove the Taliban that "we" installed in the first place.  
>>
>>Highly recommended.

Gul Mina is doing well at Naseema Orphanage in Jalalabad; I hear from her almost every month. Despite the challenging circumstances under which they live, she and the other children in her orphanage seem to be happy, enthusiastic, and hopeful about the future.  I'm impressed by their courage.

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I'm delighted that Rose has created this site, and look forward to working with others here to help the children, RAWA, and the people of Afghanistan.