On March 23, 2022, the first school year here in Afghanistan, I was excited about returning and eagerly looked forward to seeing my classmates and teachers again. I along with other students showed up bright and early only to find the doors closed and armed Taliban guards. My heart sank. I couldn’t believe it. I… Read More No Education Leads to Risk of Child Marriage
She stood there watching as the evening unfurled, a solitary figure in a room filled with people from the fashion and business world. She was there by invitation from her friend, a fashion photographer. She felt so out of place. She wasn’t used to be around such glamorous people. Several people thought she was a model.… Read More A Model Moment
Imagine you are a child and your daily routine is to get up early every morning to go and pick through trash with your mother. You and your family are “untouchables” in your society which means you are treated as outcasts, undesirables. You don’t have many options when it comes to jobs so in order… Read More Asha’s Story
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up – Psalm 27:10 Daya was like an orphan even though her parents were not dead. They abandoned her and if it weren’t for her grandmother, she would have been completely alone. Family life was terrible for her. Her father beat… Read More Daya’s Timeline
Notes to Women 