by Matthias Stechert | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
For the third winter now, we have been able to distribute fresh fruit to nearly 100 families each week. The vast majority of family members are children. The past two winters had already seen a massive drop in colds among children. The vitamin intake from the fresh...
by Matthias Stechert | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
In english it means “life”. The new house, painted in fresh colors with bright rooms, has just been furnished with purpose. Two days a week, for four hours each, young women come to the center to find new perspectives for their lives. They are former...
by Matthias Stechert | Feb 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
WASH Project in Chaiyabuk, Northeast Afghanistan Our project manager reports: In this village – about 1 ½ hours by car from our office in Faizabad – we are running a WASH (Water, Sanitation and strong Hygiene) project. The aim is to reduce hygiene-related...
by Matthias Stechert | Jan 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Not far from the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, over 400 families live in the settlement of Sharak-e Mustafa. They are almost exclusively widows with their half-orphans. Last spring we were able to provide them with food, as their income was insufficient due to...
by Matthias Stechert | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 2014, they were driven out of Shingal (also: “Sinjar”) by IS and many of them were murdered, others were kidnapped as slaves. They belong to the Yazidi people (their proper name is: Ezidy or Esiden). The Esids have counted: The IS attack was the 74th...
by Matthias Stechert | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The ethnic group of the “Chalou”, also called “Jat”, leads a shadowy existence in Afghanistan. Chalous are often considered “morally unclean,” or generally dirty or unclean. They have a hard time finding a decent job....
