Budd is off to Afghanistan today. I know the news is grim this week, but Budd is committed to helping the families of Afghanistan. The children didn’t ask for the violence in their country, and many Afghans are working hard to give them the education that they deserve. We need to do what we can Read more
September 21, 2011 in Travel to Afghanistan by Meri
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Join us this weekend at the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival 9/17 and 9/18/2011 10 am – 7 pm Saturday 10 am- 6 pm Sunday Downtown Lafayette, California (Google Map) – Off Highway 24, west of the I-680/Highway 24 interchange Our booth is opposite AG Ferrari Delicatessen and near Chow. We would love to talk Read more
September 13, 2011 in Events by Meri
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BREAKING NEWS! Watch NBC’s “Bay Area” tonight! Brent Cannon has invited Budd to speak on his show tonight. NBC regularly provides reports on our progress, our successes and our setbacks. Thank you, NBC and Brent, for recognizing that reconstruction is for the long haul and we all have to be involved. Watch NBC’s “Bay Area Read more
September 12, 2011 in Media by Meri
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Tangi Saidan now has a volleyball team, thanks to Trust in Education supporters! Our “play strategy” brings exercise, learning and FUN to a an Afghan village. And the parents are partners in the venture, paying for the players’ jerseys. What more could you want? :)
September 7, 2011 in Play strategy by Meri
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CHILDREN KNOW BEST
July 25, 2011 in Education by Meri
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Despite the attack on the dome at Zohra’s school site, in general there seems to be fewer attacks on schools this year, according to the New York Times (See Filling Classes With Learning, Not Fears). The Times also repeated a report that we have heard elsewhere: Mullah Muhammad Omar, one of the primary spiritual leaders Read more
July 13, 2011 in Education by Meri
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