As someone who works in the field of healthcare, there are three things I know to be facts: Last year, Moms Against Poverty launched Danesh, a STEM education program for Afghan refugee girls in California. In planning our curriculum for 2023, we set out to host a workshop to teach the girls about healthcare careers […]
Emergency Earthquake Relief Needed for Afghanistan On Wednesday, June 22nd, a devastating 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the remote southeastern region of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. Entire villages were flattened in a matter of seconds. Homes built from mud and stone—already weakened by poverty and decades of instability—crumbled into dust. At this time, over 1,000 […]
In August, thanks to your generosity, we provided food packets to 200 Afghan families in collaboration with IOC. The packages contained essential staples like rice, flour, oil, and beans, along with hygiene products such as soap. This effort supported 1,400 individuals in Herat, Afghanistan. The poverty in Afghanistan has deepened due to decades of war, […]
