News Barakat works in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India to provide access to schools and a quality education for women and children. Barakat runs seven schools in South and Central Asia and is a tax-exempt non-profit based in Cambridge, MA. http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/ Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:12:29 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb Surviving the Flood: One Woman's Story http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/surviving-the-flood.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/surviving-the-flood.html  The water was nearly 25 feet high.

"It smashed everything; nothing was left,” said Khadija Agha, an Afghan refugee living in Pakistan whose home was destroyed in the floods. The only possessions she and her family were able to salvage were a few dresses and some pots.

]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:46:17 +0000 Barakat Relief Reaches Pakistan Victims http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/barakat-relief-reaches-pakistan-victims.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/barakat-relief-reaches-pakistan-victims.html Thanks to the amazing generosity of Barakat’s supporters, Barakat has reached our goal of $10,000 for the first wave of support for 400 people who have fled to Attock, Pakistan, after their homes were destroyed in the country’s recent monsoon flooding.
 
]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:14:37 +0000 For Afghan Women, Sowat is Middle Ground http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/for-afghan-women-sowat-is-middle-ground.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/for-afghan-women-sowat-is-middle-ground.html Noor Bibi has perfect vision, but she calls herself blind.
 
“Without literacy, I am the same as a blind person,” she explains. “I couldn’t read even a hospital’s board or a drugstore’s board. For this reason, I decided to become literate.”
]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:54:40 +0000 Donate Now to Flood Victims in Pakistan! http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/donate-now-to-flood-victims-in-pakistan.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/donate-now-to-flood-victims-in-pakistan.html Thousands of people are being displaced in Pakistan from what experts are calling the worst monsoon floods in more than 80 years.  Of those, nearly 600 people have fled to the town of Attock in Punjab, the home-base of Barakat Pakistan's schools and programs since 1994. Donate Now.

 

]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:45:08 +0000 Scholarship Recipients Announced in Pakistan http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/scholarship-recipients-pakistan.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/scholarship-recipients-pakistan.html The lives of four young women from Punjab, Pakistan are about to change drastically, for a grand total of $60 a month.

]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:27:48 +0000 Drug-Free Presentation Acts Out Prevention http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/drug-free-presentation.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/drug-free-presentation.html On June 25, the students of Barakat’s Ersari Elementary School in Pakistan exited their classrooms, sat quietly and gave ten strangers their undivided attention.

The topic: a discussion about the prevention and harmful effects of drug use, which has remained a consistent issue, especially for many Afghan refugees living in Pakistan.

]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:01:41 +0000 Teachers Continue Human Rights Training http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/teachers-undergo-human-rights-training.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/teachers-undergo-human-rights-training.html Once again this month, 20 Afghan teachers gathered for a workshop in one of the classrooms of the Abo Muslim High School, in the Andkhoy district of Afghanistan.

The scenario itself was nothing out of the ordinary—but the theme of the workshop was.

]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:28:55 +0000 Sadiq Agha: On Educating His Daughters http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/sadiq-agha-why-his-daughters-go-to-school.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/sadiq-agha-why-his-daughters-go-to-school.html In a recent photo of Sadiq Agha and his daughter, Fatima, the two are sitting together comfortably in their home in Pakistan.

Look a little closer, and you will notice something rather interesting: Sadiq Agha has a pen in his pocket.
]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:25:06 +0000 Teacher Urges Breakdown of Gender Barriers http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/male-barakat-teacher-gives-gender-insight.html http://barakatworld.org/What-s-New-at-Barakat/male-barakat-teacher-gives-gender-insight.html Five and a half days a week, Abdul Ghafoor teaches second and sixth grade students in Barakat’s Mullah Karim Nazar School in the Kamangar village of Afghanistan’s Andkhoy district. ]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:40:32 +0000 Through the Eyes of A Donor http://barakatworld.org/what-s-new-at-barakat/one-donor-opens-up-his-story-with-barakat.html http://barakatworld.org/what-s-new-at-barakat/one-donor-opens-up-his-story-with-barakat.html  Education has always played a large role in Andrew Brescia’s life.

“My parents stressed that we children needed a good education to stand on our own two feet,” he explained.
]]> ldebened@barakatworld.org (Lisa DeBenedictis) What's New at Barakat Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:50:40 +0000