Medical clinic operating at Barek Aub, Afghanistan
Sozo began supplying doctors and medicine to the Barek Aub community early this year. Volunteers from the community have supplied shelter for the clinic operations and have offered their services to train as Community Health Workers--a positive sign of how motivated and engaged the community is with their health.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead
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Refugees at Barek Aub look beyond survival to education and medical care for their developing community
The newly developing community of nearly 600 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Barek Aub, Afghanistan, spent their first year focused on surviving on the dry, cold and barren plains. Sozo offered water, first, with a community well project. Then came food and fuel, and other relief for the people there, but with an eye on developing a sustainable community.
Local leaders have voiced their priorities: medical care, education and jobs. With the help of partners, Sozo initiated health services, supplying doctors and medicines for Barek Aub each week. Sozo also provided a canvas tent to house a temporary school for hundreds of children and handful of teachers. Now that spring weather has arrived Sozo is hoping to break ground on more permanent structures for the school and clinic.
Working hand in hand with North American partners and the Afghan government Sozo wants to be part of a long-term solution for the people of Barek Aub.
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