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Over the past several years Alexa Hart (educator and friend of nthWORD) has been involved in helping girls from Afghanistan seek opportunities that are not available in their native country. Please take a few moments to read about her student Narges and make a donation. From Alexa:

I am writing to ask if you would consider a monetary donation to one of the Afghan girls who qualified for both a US State Department scholarship and a private school scholarship. Her name is Narges and she recently received a scholarship to Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine for the 2009-2010 school year. The scholarship they gave her leaves her about $2000 short of making this a reality.

Narges told me that her father owns a small shop in Afghanistan. Narges' family is unable to pay these expenses but she is so excited about possibly being able to graduate from an American high school. The prospect of graduating from an American high school means that she will be able to try to get a full scholarship to an American college and a future of contributing to her country. As you know, there are limited opportunities for girls in Afghanistan and if she isn't able to take advantage of this scholarship now the chances are that she will be married in an arranged marriage and have no further opportunities. She will certainly be a different mother for her experiences in the US but my heart goes out to her as I remember her telling me what some other Afghans told her about the US (negative things based on fear and ignorance) and how she said "my eyes have been opened" about what life can be like. She was amazed at the opportunities that we have here and how different Americans are from what she was led to fear.

Narges, of all the students I met from Afghanistan, was the most changed and thrilled by her experiences here. If you are financially able I would ask you to send what you can on behalf of Narges' education and a future for world peace.

I have seen with my own eyes how world peace can be impacted by this contact and how this can be made possible by our generosity to a young Afghan girl.

Please consider helping Narges by sending your donation to:

(make checks payable to Fryeburg Academy)

Fryeburg Academy Business Office

c/o Cristin Perreault/ Narges Husaini

745 Main St, Fryeburg ME 04037, USA

Tel: +207-935-2001 extension 3113

(make checks payable to Narges Husaini)

American Councils for International Education

c/o Alexa Hart

28 Bradley Street, Apt. 2

Burlington, VT 05401

Photo by isafmedia.