Helping Displaced Families in Afghanistan

One year ago, on August 15th, Kabul fell once again. The government of Afghanistan collapsed as parliament was occupied and most of the pro-western leaders fled the country. Millions of people were affected as fear, confusion, and uncertainty spread through the country. Border restrictions caused widespread food shortages as shops and stores closed. Thanks to many of you, we were able to feed thousands of people and help families to stay warm through the harsh Afghanistan winter.

As our work continues in Afghanistan we’re focusing on more long-term and sustainable initiatives again, but we still need your help.

One year later, while not ideal, the situation has stabilized and things are approaching a ‘new normal’. Amazingly our work is going strong, and recently our National Field Leader stated, ‘We are busier than ever!” They are even growing into new areas of the country.

We are so grateful to everyone who has generously contributed to supporting our efforts in assisting the people of Afghanistan through this difficult transition. Your support has made it possible to feed more than 5,500 families and keep them warm during the harsh Afghan winter by providing firewood and coal. Your support has provided more than a quarter of a million meals, and helped start an additional 350 gardens.

We continue to face the ramifications of the disastrous take-over. Starvation, unemployment, and hopelessness are rampant. Our staff still face the daily dangers of bomb attacks, in-fighting, and protests.

There is always Hope!

As we shift back to long-term sustainable development, our staff are actively working with villages that began Transformational Community Development (TCD), and the TCD Empowerment Centers we began continue to this day. There is even openings to reach into new areas as well. We have had almost half a dozen national staff join GHNI in spite of the transition. Our team continues to work with the families and communities that we have been assisting since the power shift last year. Just yesterday I received a video of our team delivering food supplies of flour, rice, oil, sugar, salt, and soap to 40 families in Daykondi! 

Thanks again to everyone who responded with compassion last year. As we mark the one year anniversary of the fall of Kabul, will you once again stand with the victims of this never ending conflict? $40 will still feed a family for a week. Your gift of any amount will help alleviate the suffering that so many are experiencing. 

Thank you for your love and concern for the people of Afghanistan.

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Since the news broke about Afghanistan, people all around the world have come together to help the people of Afghanistan. Because of the generosity and outpouring of love, GHNI can feed over 3,000 families! This is similar to feeding every man, woman and child in 20 villages. THANK YOU for your support! 

As the days continue, GHNI remains committed to the following 3 objectives: 

1. Alleviate the suffering caused by the collapse of the government, with a special emphasis on helping women and children.

2. Help those who want to and have left Afghanistan.

3. Lay the foundation, so we can continue our work of sustainable development, to help the Hidden and Hurting in Afghanistan.

Below is an update from 01/15/2022 about the work and situation in Afghanistan:

Although most of the news coming out of Afghanistan is dire, because of your generosity and concern, as well as the brave, faithful work of our in-country staff that chose to stay, Global Hope continues to offer help & hope to the people of Afghanistan.

Conditions continue to deteriorate and people are resorting to desperate measure, but our work is continuing and growing. Even though there is still no functioning international banking system, last month we were able to get in tens of thousands of dollars to feed more than 300 families, as well as provide heating in the dead of winter for families.  

As sharia law is applied unequally across the country, turbans are becoming more and more required.  When one elderly gentleman received assistance from us, he removed his turban (an undignified gesture), bowed towards our staff, and then bow towards the Almighty to express his profound gratitude.  I can’t explain how significant this is, except to say that when our staff heard this, the story brought them to tears.  The focus of our work is to help widows, children & the elderly.  We have become aware that many families are newly poor, as their breadwinner who worked for the previous government, have fled for their lives, abandoning their families with no means of income.

Thank you for making it possible to give Help and Hope to the people of Afghanistan!

If you would like to donate to displaced families and those who have traveled outside the country, please click here. If you would like to visit the Afghanistan Disaster Response, please click here

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• Afghanistan Updates Blog
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