Project Report
| Aug 23, 2012
Update regarding our children's garden
By Richard Montgomery | Executive Director GlobalRoots.org
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our children's garden in Baharak
As you will see from the photos below, our Children's Garden is blooming and hundreds of orphaned, abandoned or extremely poor children now have haven to visit where they can learn, heal and grow.
The vegetables from our garden are given to the children for home consumption.
We are now breaking ground on a chicken egg farm that will also be tended by the children. A handwashing station will be built next to the chicken egg farm.
We are also talking about a "Girl's Garden" where all girls who participate will receive books for school and scholarships for advanced education.
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another shot of our garden
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Apr 6, 2012
April 2012, update
By Rick Montgpmery, founder, Global Roots | executive director
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this is the location of our children's garden
The recent slaughter of Afghan children by a US soldier created a very difficult situation for our projects in Afghanistan. After a great deal of conversation, our children's garden in Baharak -- a subset of our overal "Light of Pamir" Children's Home, was given provisional approval by the local cleric of Baharak. Vegetables will be planted this week and local children -- many of them orphaned -- will finally have a safe place to learn, heal and grow. If we can make this garden a success, we can get back to work to create a children's home where all orphaned and abandoned children can live.
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Dec 27, 2011
Foster Center
By Rick Montgomery | Executive Director
The first week of January 2012 is the most important week in this history of the Light of Pamir Children's Home. Besides taking posession of a small plot of land for our first children's garden in the region, our director (Rick Montgomery) will be speaking with the regions leading Muslim clerics about the details of a plan to foster out children locally. The fostering of children -- as opposed to adoption -- is allowed under Sharia Law. Global Roots has moved very carefully in the region to protect and bring support to abondoned children. We have proven that we have come to nurture children locally -- not take them away.
Rick traveled to DC earlier this year to bring attention to the need for foster centers in Afghanistan. He spoke to the military advisors of two powerful US Senators and has been promised an audience with the commanders of the Nebraskan National Guard. Rick is personally opposed to the war in Afghanistan but, as long as US forces are in the region, he hopes that more resources can be used to support abandoned children.
Our local hero Janagha will break ground on our first children's garden in Afghanistan this spring. Stay tuned for photos and videos!
Please email us if you have any questions or if you would like to get involved! info@globalroots.org
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