Provide Care for Afghanistan's Abandoned Children

We are pleased to announce that Janagha Jaheed, the humanitarian we support in Northern Afghanistan, received Global Roots’ funds in November to lease a home for orphaned and abandoned children in the Badakhshan city of Baharak. The funds arrived just before the winter season’s first cold spell.

We are now raising funds for the annual running costs of the home.

Thanks to a major clothing drive at a high school in Beaverton Oregon, we are also ready to ship 2 tons of clothing and one ton of children’s books to Janagha. Transportation will be provided by the US Air Force.

We will send a Global Roots volunteer to review the project and offer support to Janagha’s caregivers this spring. Other Afghan communities have started to contact us to learn how they can create their own children’s home.

Funds raised for the project in 2010: 22K

Funds raised so far in 2011: 8K.

Remaining funds to be raised for running costs: 187K.

Please read Global Roots' Patrick Firouzian's report on the Light of Pamir and its efforts to nurture Baharak's orphaned and abandoned children.

Links:

• The Global Roots Homepage

• Status Report and Recommendations (PDF)