My Dream 

10/08/2012

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               -- Shogofa A. --
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I believe in the equality of women. All women, all over the world, hold up half the sky. But in Afghanistan, women are not equal partners to men.  Consider that 85 percent of Afghan women are illiterate because they are denied proper education......
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Just few step away...

09/06/2012

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           — Zahra A. —

I started a new chapter of my life this summer that will bring huge changes to my—and eventually also to my country’s—future. I broke through the cultural wall that considers women as weak, and began my journey to the U.S. After two years at SOLA —School of Leadership...................
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The Children’s Interpreter

09/02/2012

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          — Kamilah A. --

In May 2012, I left Afghanistan for six weeks to work as an interpreter for Afghan children who needed specialized medical care. I was one of three chosen for this internship with Solace for the Children. Before going to the U.S., I didn’t know how I could take care of 12 children..............
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My First Eid in the U.S.

08/30/2012

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            — Fatima S. —

I came out of my bedroom and  walked slowly downstairs. When I opened the door sunshine came inside the living room. With a smiling face I looked at the sun and without any care ran down the hill to the main road. There was no one else there......
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