How to travel to Afghanistan by susanhall

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How I did it: In March 2005, I traveled with the Global Exchange delegation 'Women Making Change' to Afghanistan for an Independent Study Project in photography. I returned to Afghanistan in March 2007, as a volunteer for the NGO Afghans4Tomorrow, teaching English and photographing in the A4T girl's schools. GX hires local guides who speak the language and live in the country.  Our guide Najib lived thru the Soviet invasion and Taliban rule.  He was very cognizant about what is safe and what is foolhardy but we were out and about not holed up behind the walls of an NGO or embassy.  Guesthouse was in a local neighborhood.  
GX is not cheap $1750. which doesn't include airfare.  If you can't afford that route you might want to consider volunteering with a small NGO like Afghans4Tomorrow.  I volunteered to teach English in exchange for room and board. 

Lessons & tips:

Bring cash.  There are no ATM's or banks at least where we were. 

Learn a few greetings in Dari. 

Respect the local customs.  Women should wear hair coverings and dress modestly.

Resources: Global Exchange Reality Tours based in San Francisco, CA, USA.


'Women Making Change'delegations 2011.
0n Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 11am, the 8th annual Rebuild Afghanistan Summit will be held at the University of California Berkeley in the MLK Student Union's Pauly Ballroom at Telegraph Ave and Bancroft Way.   

This might be an opportunity to network with small NGO's that are seeking volunteers.


 

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