Orphanage in North Afghanistan
After more than 20 years of war, there are many orphans in Afghanistan. Sometimes they are taken in by close relatives, in keeping with Afghan family culture. But all too often, that isn't possible. Shelter Now supports an orphanage in Faizabad.
Young People from the Orphanage are receiving training
We have been supporting orphans in Faizabad - mainly with fresh loaves of bread on a daily basis and occasionally with new clothes and other items. We are now able to provide vocational training for some of them.
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They receive schooling until they are 18 but then they have to leave the orphanage and fend for themselves. Boys who still live with their parents normally take up the same profession as their fathers. Orphans however do not have this opportunity. There are no longer any girls in this establishment. They have been put in orphanages in various smaller towns in the province of Badakhshan.
Nan at The Orphanage
The training gives them real pleasure