Yesterday was clinic day and we got to see quite a few patients. We had two women come in with their 2 children. All minor fixes but we got to hand out some of the items people have sent over. Yesterday was also a big day because we got to meet with the school teachers and principals of the local schools. Myself and 3 other females soldiers spent all of Wednesday making school care packages to hand out to the kids. A lot of people from my work sent school supplies and so did others so we were able to put together about 30 backpacks full of pens, crayons, pencils, paper, erasers, etc. The school teachers were super excited about it and it just went one step further to winning the hearts and minds of the local Afghans.Unfortunately, most of the Humanitarian Aid myself and the 3 other girls do is done under the radar. My command doesn't even know about it. It's sad that we are doing such a good thing and it's not getting the attention or assets that it deserves. Supposedly we have made such a big impact on this area doing the clinic that we breaking cultural barriers, something that is unheard of in this region. We even treated men yesterday - I was shocked that they would let a female, much less an American female treat them.
I've attached some pictures of the kids from yesterday. Enjoy!
1 comment:
Hi Michelle,
So good to hear that you and your fellow soldiers are having such a positive impact on the area. I would love to send you some things, but, I thought I should wait until you move to the your new location.
Hope you are recovering well from your surgery. Take care.
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