I just got back from speaking to a group of sixth graders, one of which was my son! They are reading the Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis which is story about a young Afghan girls who pretends to be a boy during the rule of the Taliban. For anyone looking for a great book for kids on Afghanistan - I highly recommend it!
I spoke about my interest in Afghanistan, my work with Beyond the 11th and the programs that we support. Then I showed pictures and told stories about the time I spent while in Kabul. I used Power Point for the first time and I have to say it was a really helpful tool to get my points across. I found that speaking about my experiences combined with the photographs was really powerful.
Since the mission of Beyond the 11th is to raise both money AND awareness for the plight of Afghan widows, I hope to do more speaking at the middle and high school levels. I like the idea of reaching kids at a young age and planting the seed that we are more alike than we are different.
I can't wait for my son to get home from school to hear how I really did...
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