Hello again everyone!

This Team 11 update is somewhat unexpected, and unlike our typical updates, we have good news for a change. On June 12th (a birthdate that I am quite partial to), Samia, wife to our very own “Sam” gave birth to a baby girl! (In Afghan culture, names aren’t decided upon immediately, and her eyeshadow in the photo is traditional-not photoshop)

Good news coming out of Afghanistan should be embraced, as it is a pitifully rare occurrence to have something worth celebrating. However, it is tempered with the reality of life there; 13,000 infants died in the first 3 months of 2022. Fortunately, unlike so many Afghans, Sam’s daughter has a support network: all of us.

Through our fundraisers on  GoFundMe and the Paypal Giving Fund, we hope to work with Aseel -an Afghan e-commerce startup, turned aid-donation platform- we are hoping to create an enduring sponsorship program for Sam’s family. Aseel is reliable; they have been vetted by many in the volunteer/NGO community who are far more experienced than myself. This is not an expensive proposition; $85 will feed the family for 5 weeks, and $40 will provide their newborn with formula for a month, and all this while Sam’s Special Immigration Visa will continue to be processed.

With some patience and our donor’s support, his daughter may one day be afforded the opportunities that few other Afghans (let alone Afghan girls) can hope to see.

In other news, check out (and share!) our newly redesigned webpage; https://www.saveteam11.org/