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Fahima Vorgetts (right)
with a student in Afghanistan.

letter from fahima vorgetts, fall 2007

Dear Friends,

I have been in Afghanistan in the months of August and September. Those of you who supported me over the years financially or emotionally will be interested to hear about my work.

In Kabul
The Lalandar women Shora, which is supported by Trust in Education, is doing well. Women learn to read and write and some are learning sewing, tailoring, and are eager to stand up on their feet.

Mir Bacha Kot
The new clinic that we built is doing very well. It is open 24 hours now; we have given them some medical supplies.

The girl’s school has clean water now because we repaired their existing well and put a new generator on the well. We bought them five more computers and a generator since the interest in computer learning is so high that they come at 6 o’clock in the morning and stay after school to learn. We have 62 students right now and many have signed up but we have to find funds and more computers to take more students.

Guldara
We have started a women’s shora and opened literacy classes for more than 50 women along with vocational training. We bought 10 machines and school supplies, hired teachers and rented a space for their gathering.

Our Wardak
Women’s shora in Onkhai is doing very well. I gave school supplies to more than 80 women who are attending the literacy classes and for the first time; these women can read and operate machines. I bought them material for making crafts and they have made many to sell in the market, making money for the month of Ramadan and Eid. The orphans in this district are given exercise equipment to have something different to look forward to.

Laghman
For the first time in Laghman’s history we formed a women’s shora; women were excited about learning how to read and write. They will be learning sewing, embroidery, and other crafts in the shoras. We provide them school supplies, sewing machines and noodle-making machines, fabrics and other supplies and equipment to learn crafts.

Laghman girls’ school is doing very well with computer classes that we provide for them. Right now, they have four computers and use a generator to operate them.

Logar
Our orphan sponsorship is still on; I met with some orphans and could see the changes in their lives. They all go to school, have proper clothing and are looking forward to their future.

The school building in Allingar has been continuing and the first story is finished. The school will be completed in December. While I visited the girls in the tent, they were telling me as soon as the building is completed some of their relatives will attend school also. Their families will not allow them to come to school if there is no building for several reasons [security, religious reasons, heat, cold, etc…].

Herat
My biggest achievement was in Herat for the past several years. I love to go there and work with people. I have formed several women’s shoras in the past year and almost all of them are doing well. Some are more successful than others.

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