What's New

October 2011

PARSA's Afghan Garden Kitchen

Join us for brunch and open house.

December 2011

Afghan Scouts Photo Gallery

See Afghan Scouts in action...

December 4, 2011

Orphanages in Northern Afghanistan

PARSA staff members accompanied Af­ghanistan's National Orphanage Director, Mr. Hashemi, to three orphanages in northern Af­ghanistan. It was a surprise visit and Mr. Hashemi was appalled.

December 31, 2011

Orphans’ Defender Jostles With Afghan Corruption

In a country desperately in need of a hero, Sayyid Abdullah Hashemi would like to apply for the job... He wasted little time shaking things up at an agency that had become infamous for orphanages where caregivers stole food out of children’s mouths and mattresses from under their bodies.

January 5, 2011

Alberta teacher rescues Afghan dogs

An Alberta teacher is rescuing seven dogs from war-torn Afghanistan and bringing them to foster homes in Canada. Spencer Sekyer of Sherwood Park, Alta., has spent summers teaching in some of the word's most difficult places: Sierra Leone, the Middle East.

Marnie Gustavson, a friend to Afghan women and children, talks with women villagers in Jawzareen (the "Village of Golden Oats").