In October of 2012, the world was deeply saddened and outraged to learn of the shooting of a young girl in Pakistan. Malala Yousofzai, age 14, was shot by a Taliban-gunman while riding home on a school bus. A planned assassination attempt on her life occurred because she publicly advocated that girls be allowed to […]
Budd MacKenzie, a Lafayette resident, chosen one of 51 ‘Unsung Heroes of Compassion’, honored by the Dalai Lama on Feb. 23rd In 1999, during a private audience with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, Dick Grace of Grace Family Foundation shared the kernel of an idea he was formulating: Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could […]
Since 2009 Trust In Education has provided an opportunity for individuals and schools to sponsor students in Afghanistan. Life is extremely difficult for many of these children. In all cases the families are very poor, and many of these children were previously working on the streets to help support their families. Through the sponsorship of […]
A TIME TO REFLECT ON CHANGES WE’VE MADE TOGETHER Mir Hussain is blind Zohra and Lailee embrace a brighter future Just a few years ago, Mir, Zohra and Lailee were “street children” working on the streets of Kabul. They just completed their first year of college. […]
Beautiful Embroidered cell phone pouches, small clutch and shoulder purses.All proceeds benefit our Afghan refugee families. Cell pouches : 2 for $30.00 Zippered clutch 4×7.5″ : $18.00 Small square shoulder purse 5 x 5.5″ : $18.00 Full-size shoulder bags in an assortment of colors 10.5 x11″: $22.00