A small group of thoughtful committed kids
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Margaret Mead once said "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
I want to draw your attention to a small group of thoughtful committed school kids from Northville, Michigan. At a time when international understanding is critical to the future, especially when it comes to Muslim nations, these kids are working their tails off raising money to help their counterparts in Afghanistan. Through a non-profit organization, Kids 4 Afghan Kids, they established with the help of their teacher and Quixtar IBO, Khris Nedam, they've raised enough money to witness the construction of a six-room school, an orphanage, a bakery/kitchen, a guest house and a community well.
You can surmise that life for the children of Wonkhai Valley, a mountainous area three hours southwest of Kabul is extremely different from life in Northville, Michigan. Yet, there are things we all have in common as people, the desire for a better future for our children, health, food, shelter, and an education. These are things many of us here in the U.S. take for granted - how wonderful that a group of students felt compelled enough to share their blessings with kids half-way around the world.
Their mission, to make a better world for their fellow students in Afghanistan through humanitarian assistance, will do much more to advance cultural understanding and compassion for our fellow man. And their ranks are growing. While Kids 4 Afghan Kids started at one Northville elementary school, now schools from Colorado to Illinois and Kentucky have joined the effort.
I encourage you to visit www.kids4afghankids.com to learn about what these wonderful students have accomplished and what they're currently working on.