Sozo sees success in medical diplomacy

Sozo is collaborating with the Afghan Ministry of Public Health to manage an ongoing Afghan burn prevention program in Kabul, Herat and Nangahar provinces. The success of this partnership as an example of the kind of medical diplomacy that can help stabilize Afghanistan was mentioned in a recent article by Donald F. Thompson in Defense Horizons. (Read the pdf here.)

Read the full report on Sozo's ongoing Burn Prevention Program.

"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

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.