Last night, I had the opportunity to speak to the sisterhood at Temple Emanuel in Andover, MA. What a fabulous evening! The turnout was phenomenal - about 150 women. Many in the group had seen the documentary, Beyond Belief which made for a great Q & A.
No matter how many times I tell my story and explain why Beyond the 11th is so important I still tend to get emotional. The group of women made it a really safe environment though which enabled me to share a lot.
I can't say enough great things about the incredible women I met last night. I hope that the many offers to help truly work out to be long lasting relationships...
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About Me
- Susan
- MA, United States
- My husband, David, was killed on September 11th. At the time, we had two small children and I was pregnant with our third. Learning about the plight of widows in Afghanistan, I felt that I needed to reach out to them the way so many had reached out to me and my family. Decades of conflict and strife ravaged Afghanistan, leaving tens of thousands of women without husbands to provide for them, a cultural necessity in Afghanistan. In the fall of 2003, I co-founded Beyond the 11th. Our mission is to help provide financial and emotional support to Afghan widows and their children and to give them hope for a better future. Beyond the 11th’s grants are geared toward programs that help widows gain the skills necessary to generate their own income. We believe strongly that this is the best way to create lasting social change.
Way to go! You're doing fabulous work!
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