Greetings,
A lot has happened in a unbelievably short period of time since we began our work in Afghanistan. Only six months ago we launched the Helmand Children’s Medical Fund (HCMF) which helped 386 desperately ill children in the Charahee Qambar IDP camp get urgently needed medical treatment. And only three months ago we began “Briquettes Into Bridges”…the vocational training project that is now creating employment opportunities for the adults in the camp, as well as a literacy program. We have battled many challenges to get this latest project off the ground, including the Taliban trying to take our trainees away, but we are prevailing and are finally starting to bring hope to what seems like the most hopeless place on earth.
Not only is it an incredible story, but because we are working with a videographer in Kabul who is filming the entire process, the whole world can watch this groundbreaking adventure unfold via video reports on our website. Currently, there are four reports posted at www.warkidsrelief.org/bridges/follow.
Now…in order to get traction on this project, we need more people to watch the videos. So, starting TODAY, May 17, for exactly one week a very generous donor will give $1 for every video view…up to $10,000, for 10,000 visits!! This is money that we will use to expand our project to include a vocational training program for camp women so that they too can become more empowered and better care for their children.
Today I am asking for you to use whatever networks you have: Facebook, Twitter, blogs, church groups, youth groups, professional groups, classrooms, book clubs, whatever, to make a personal plea for people to watch any/all of these videos. (I even know some teachers who are having their students watch these videos as homework assignments because of this amazing teaching opportunity involving a very current world issue.)
The challenge is only from today Monday, May 17 until Sunday, May 23 so we need to get the word out right away! If you have any questions, please contact me and I will help in any way I can.
This is the link to the four videos that people need to watch that will raise the money: www.warkidsrelief.org/bridges/follow
Thank you so much for helping spread the word. Together we can do this!!!!
Dina
The video ‘Briquettes Into Bridges’is a real inspiration and I would encourage anyone to view this. It gives me hope that some day we will learn to respect and accept our differences.
Thank you Dina and the ‘War Kids Relief’ organization for the work you are doing to help the children caught in this terrible situation.