by Shagufa Habibi | Jul 27, 2023 | CHARITY, EDUCATION, FAMILY, GENERAL, NEWS, NEWSLETTER, VOLUNTEERS
Graduating from Brandeis I have been waiting several years for this moment — to finally be able to write this blog. I was a young Afghan immigrant, alone in this country. During my first year, there were days when I walked for miles with no destination,...
by Shagufa Habibi | Jan 25, 2023 | CHARITY, EDUCATION, FAMILY, GENERAL, NEWS, NEWSLETTER, VOLUNTEERS
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, has decided to dedicate the 2023 International Day of Education (January 24) to Afghan girls and women. On the occasion of an event organized at the UN headquarters, UNESCO will renew its call to immediately restore their...
by Shagufa Habibi | Jun 7, 2022 | CHARITY, EDUCATION, FAMILY, GENERAL, NEWS, NEWSLETTER, Uncategorized, VOLUNTEERS
Once upon a time, I was a little kid in a very big family in Afghanistan. I used to spend most of my time in my imagination. I did not have a doll to play with, but I used to take a stick and design hands and feet with strings and imagine that stick as my doll. I was...
by Shagufa Habibi | May 6, 2022 | CHARITY, EDUCATION, FAMILY, GENERAL, NEWS, NEWSLETTER, Uncategorized, VOLUNTEERS
Today I would like to write about what I call the hidden core of the heart. The first time I learned about the human heart was in school. My biology teacher explained that the heart is a muscular organ which is made out of special tissues. Its function is to pump and...
by Educate Girls Now | Apr 27, 2022 | CHARITY, EDUCATION, FAMILY, GENERAL, NEWS, NEWSLETTER, Uncategorized, VOLUNTEERS
This blog is for those who have left their home due to war in order to seek safety in other countries. I am writing this, especially for those Afghan girls, boys, and families who emigrated around the world, after they realized Afghanistan is not safe anymore. The...
by Shagufa Habibi | Apr 22, 2022 | CHARITY, EDUCATION, FAMILY, GENERAL, NEWS, NEWSLETTER, Uncategorized, VOLUNTEERS
The world was created for us. We were created as human beings to live and to look after the world and each other. When we talk about human beings, we are not talking about gender. The words “human being” do not mean only men or women. It means all of mankind. Yet, in...