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LindaNorgroveFoundation

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We asked you to join our campaign and help us bring these resilient women to Scotland to continue their medical studies. Thanks for all your support! Read about their journey to get here:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

1 month

It has been an incredible week for us and for 19 Afghan medical students. Thanks for all your messages, kind words, retweets, good wishes, offers of help, and donations. We truly appreciate it. 🫶

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

We're so relieved that our Afghan staff and their family were finally able to make their way out of Afghanistan. Full story on our website at 6.30 this evening.

Louise Hosie

@louise_hosie

3 years

An emotional reunion in Stornoway this morning, as Afghan sisters Frishta and Farzana Matin are reunited with John & Lorna Norgrove. The couple have worked tirelessly to get the women & their family out of Afghanistan and today they finally made it to their new home in Scotland.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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We're delighted that the female Afghan medical students we have supported are finally coming to study in Scotland. Thanks to everyone who supported our campaign.

Female medical students win UK visas to beat Taliban’s study ban

Twenty Afghan women whose medical studies were cut short when the Taliban took control in 2021 are finally on their way after years of delays

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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"My family helped me to be brave and strong.” “There is no word to express our gratitude to the Foundation." Watch students Omulbanin and Zahra speak about their feelings on arriving in Scotland.

STV News

@STVNews

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Female medical students travel to Scotland to evade Afghanistan's Taliban education ban.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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"We endured 1,000 days of suffering to reach this point." In case you missed it…Omulbanin is one of 19 Afghan medical students who will now continue their studies in Scotland. Read how they got here:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

"I'm happy that now I can live freely, but I am sad because there are a lot of people who I love and left them behind." Lovely @STVNews video of our Afghan staff's arrival in Stornoway and moving interview with Farzana and Frishta.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

Just some of the children in Parwan province feeling the warmth of coats funded by your donations. Thanks for your support!

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

We're delighted and relieved that Frishta and Farzana, our staff in Kabul, have managed to leave Afghanistan with their immediate family, and are now safely in Scotland. Read their story:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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Hello to all our new followers – thanks for your support! Find out more about how we support women and children in Afghanistan, from vocational training to emergency aid, from life changing medical treatment to solar powered energy.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

"We made a commitment to the women who have scholarships with us that we’ll support them until graduation."

'Linda would be devastated': Afghan charity will go on, parents of Scottish aid worker say

THE parents of a Scottish aid worker who died in Afghanistan have vowed to continue supporting women there in her memory despite the Taliban crisis.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

Thanks to @AngusMacNeilSNP for raising with Prime Minister @RishiSunak the need to allow 20 female Afghan medical students to come to Scotland to complete their studies.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

Thanks for all your support for women and children in Afghanistan this year. Here's a snapshot of what you've helped us achieve, working in partnership with Afghan organisations, in 2022. 1/9

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

We're very concerned to hear about the ban on university education for women in Afghanistan. We'll be in touch with the students we sponsor to see how we can best support them. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn 1/2

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

Thanks to all of you who supported our campaign to evacuate our staff, and to all who worked behind the scenes. Although not successful at this time, we are continuing to support our staff in Kabul and are still working towards their eventual evacuation. 1/2

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

On International Women's Day we're thinking of the many women and girls we work with and support in Afghanistan. #IWD2022 #IWD

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

"The people are very kind and very supportive." Read how our Afghan staff, Frishta and Farzana, and their family are settling into their new life on the Isle of Lewis.

The Afghans building a new life in the Hebrides

Frishta Matin and her family risked their lives to flee the Taliban for a new start in Lewis.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

We are investigating the possibility of bringing a small number of our current medical scholarship students to the UK. We're sorry that we cannot consider any others. Please beware of people pretending to be our agents who have no connection with us at all. 1/2

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

1 year

20 female Afghan medical students hoping to study in UK are stuck in visa limbo. We need our supporters to urge their MPs and MSPs to put pressure on the government to allow them to continue their studies in Scotland. Find out more

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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@harristweedauth Thanks for all your support!

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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@doctor_oxford Thanks for your kind words and for sharing the story. The students have shown incredible resilience in the last three years. We have had support from many people during the campaign, and appreciate everyone's contribution. 🤲

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

It's great to see Farzana and Frishta and their family settling into life in Stornoway, and to see the support they have received locally.🤗

UHI NWH Stornoway

@uhinwh_sty

3 years

Farzana Matin escaped Afghanistan 2021 with support from the @LindaFoundation . She is now studying @lccuhi & working locally. We are proud to support Farzana's studies, she really is a inspiration. Find out more about her story - #StudyLCC #ThinkUHI

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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Arifa will be studying at @dundeeuni – read more about her and some of her fellow Afghan medical students:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

Following the suspension of higher education for women in Afghanistan, we are continuing to provide living allowances to our sponsored students. We are also exploring other ways to support their studies. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn Find out more 👇

Sponsoring medical students - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

There is a shortage of female doctors in Afghanistan but a lot of women who want to study medicine.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

"When life for people in Afghanistan deteriorates, our support becomes even more valuable." Read our blog on why we're committed to continuing our support of women and children in #Afghanistan :

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

The refugee journey and adapting to a new place

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

"The people here are very kind and supportive - when we go out they stop and talk with us." 🥰 This is a lovely film from @scotrefcouncil of Frishta and Farzana, our Afghan staff who are now building a new life in Scotland.

A Scottish welcome: Frishta and Farzane's story

Frishta and Farzane worked for the Linda Norgrove Foundation in Afghanistan, a Scottish aid charity which is based in Stornoway. In August 2021 they fled Afg...

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

🚨 We are urgently campaigning to get our female staff evacuated from Kabul, where we fear for their safety. Please support us: - contact your MP - spread this message. More info at

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

In case you missed the good news: our Afghan staff and their family safely left Afghanistan and are now in Scotland! Thank you for backing our campaign and for your messages of support. We truly appreciate it.🤗 Read Frishta and Farzana's story:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

We wouldn't have got through 2021 without your support. Thanks to all who sent kind messages, donated, backed our campaign to evacuate our staff, fundraised, and supported us in many other ways. We wish you all a safe and happy New Year.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

Thinking of buying a food hamper for the holiday season? Why not match that by helping us provide an emergency food parcel for a woman and her family in Kabul? Find out more and please donate if you can 👇 #EndAfghanStarvation

Providing respite from hunger - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

With Afghanistan on the verge of humanitarian disaster, we are funding emergency food parcels to families in particular need in Kabul.

lindanorgrovefoundation.org

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

Your donations are supporting Roshan, seen in this video picking up blankets and heating supplies for her family. 👇 Hear more from the families in Afghanistan that we are supporting through the winter with essential supplies:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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Arefa and her daughters weave carpets for a living but had no electricity. Listen to her talk about the impact of solar power funded by your donations. Find out more on our website about the Afghan families who now have light and power:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

Congratulations JaredPhillips. Every penny you have raised will go to help Afghan women and children who are struggling at this time. Thank you, Jared. Yorkshire marathon

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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We're very proud to support @chainedelespoir 's crucial life-changing surgery for women and children in Kabul. Read about some of the women and children who have benefited from this:

Life-changing surgery for children - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

We have been funding operations for children from all over Afghanistan at the French Medical Institute for Children and Mothers, in Kabul, since 2012.

lindanorgrovefoundation.org

La Chaîne de l'Espoir

@chainedelespoir

23 days

🤝 La Fondation Linda Norgrove est un fidèle soutien des actions de La Chaîne de l’Espoir en Afghanistan. Depuis 2012, ce partenariat a permis de prendre en charge plus de 234 filles et #femmes . Les besoins de la population afghane sont considérables, en particulier... (🧵1/3)

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

Our work in #Afghanistan continues: - Funding humanitarian aid - Supporting existing projects - Supporting students - Planning more scholarships Read our latest update 👇

Update on our work in Afghanistan - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

We are getting funding requests from organisations working at grass roots level and are supporting them where appropriate.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

* Life changing surgeries for children * Update on our scholarship programme and profiles of students * How we're strengthening the Foundation * The importance of building partnerships * How we spent your donations in 2022 Read it all in our newsletter:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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In this video, Bibi Gul talks about how she sells onions and potatoes on the streets of Kabul to support her children. She and her family are among those benefitting from emergency food parcels funded by the Linda Norgrove Foundation.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

We are still doing all we can to get urgent assistance to evacuate our Afghan staff. Thanks to our followers for all your support.

Scottish charity urges Raab to help evacuate two Afghan aid workers

Female employees work for Linda Norgrove foundation, set up by parents of aid worker, which finds scholarships for Afghan women

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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Our 2024 10k is on Saturday 5 October. Run, walk or cycle wherever you are to support women and children in Afghanistan. People have taken part from Europe to Nepal, from the US to Australia, from Rwanda to Antarctica. Sign up:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

We love supporting the beekeeping Co-ops: Afghan organisations with low overheads, run by expert enthusiasts in a rural area. They empower women, provide them with a sustainable income, and are good for the environment.

Rebecca Harvey

@bex_harvey

3 years

Heart in pieces for women in Afghanistan. #Cooperatives have been instrumental in women's empowerment there (see Katakhana & Chaharde Ghorband Beekeeping Coops supported by @LindaFoundation ). What now? (Pic: @ShamsiaHassani , 1st female Afgan graff artist)

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

An important look at the crises beyond Ukraine, including comments from @LindaFoundation on how we're responding in Afghanistan.

Scotland's International Development Alliance

@IntDevAlliance

3 years

Whilst the eyes of the world focus on the crisis in Ukraine, it's critical to remember the ongoing humanitarian crises in other parts of the world. We spoke with a few members working in Afghanistan, Yemen, Lebanon, Ethiopia & Syria. Read more here 👇

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

From the beginning, we have focused on supporting women and children in #Afghanistan . This will not change. Please read our latest statement 👇

Focusing on women and children - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

Despite rapidly changing circumstances in Afghanistan, the Foundation is continuing its work supporting women and children.

lindanorgrovefoundation.org

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

1 year

Thanks to all who turned out on the Bhaltos Peninsula for the Isle of Lewis part of our global 10k! Wherever in the world you took part, thanks for your support.

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@LindaFoundation

3 years

Local refugee group gathers momentum | Stornoway Gazette - #GoogleAlerts

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@LindaFoundation

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Estonian Garage48 holds an Empowering Women hackathon in Kabul via @estonianworld

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

"The women have had an education and this is something the Taliban can't take away from them. This is with them forever - and they can pass their education on." Watch Lorna Norgrove speak about the impact of the Foundation's work in Afghanistan.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

Scotland’s medical schools were keen from the start to welcome the Afghan women onto their programmes. "All credit to them, they made us feel really proud." - John Norgrove.

The Glasgow Guardian

@GlasgowGuardian

2 years

UofG's medical school has agreed to accept female Afghan students banned by the Taliban from attending their courses, in an initiative organised by @LindaFoundation .

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

4 years

October is the 10th anniversary of the Linda Norgrove Foundation. We'll be tweeting this month about our work supporting women and children in #10YearsInAfghanistan . Please use and share the hashtag to support our work.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

All set for LNF 10k on the Bhaltos peninsula today. Join us to run or walk, 12 noon start. Somewhere else in the world? You can still take part wherever you are, at your own time. Register at Thanks for your support!

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

Shukria and her three sons now have heaters and extra blankets, thanks to your donations. Find out more about the families in Afghistan that we are supporting through the winter:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

We're urging the UK government to open up a path for 20 Afghan women to complete their medical studies in Scotland. Find out more:

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@LindaFoundation

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🚶🏃‍♀️🚴 Join our annual global fundraising 10k to support women and children in Afghanistan. Run, walk or cycle wherever you are in the world on Saturday 5 October. Sign up - and treat yourself to this year's new t-shirt!

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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We'll also continue to fund our other programmes helping women and children in Afghanistan, who are now facing the challenges of winter. Find out more about the people and projects we are supporting 👇

Where your money goes - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

How the Linda Norgrove Foundation spends your money in Afghanistan.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

We're funding much-needed heaters, fuel and blankets for families in Afghanistan. Seddiqa and Ghulam are just one of the families who are being supported, thanks to your donations.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

2 years

* Courage of women studying in Afghanistan. * Humanitarian projects we funded over the winter. * Update on the women’s beekeepers’ co-op we support. * How we’ve spent your donations in 2022. Read it all in our latest newsletter

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

1 year

The projects we've funded in the first half of 2023 include high school scholarships, emergency transport for pregnant women, and the first round of our 'direct giving' trial. Read about them and more in our latest newsletter:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

1 year

We’re delighted to have supported this vital medical work by @chainedelespoir for more than 10 years. Read about some of the women and children from all over Afghanistan who have had life-changing surgery, thanks to your donations.

Life-changing surgery for children - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

We have been funding operations for children from all over Afghanistan at the French Medical Institute for Children and Mothers, in Kabul, since 2012.

lindanorgrovefoundation.org

La Chaîne de l'Espoir

@chainedelespoir

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☀️ LUMIÈRE SUR... ☀️ 🤝 Engagée depuis de nombreuses années auprès de la population afghane, la @lindafoundation nous apporte un soutien financier pour permettre aux #filles et #femmes afghanes démunies d'accéder à des soins spécialisés, adaptés et de qualité... (🧵 1/3)

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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The five Scottish medical schools have agreed to provide places for 20 female Afghan students. Please help us get visas for these women by writing to your MP and MSP. Find out more on our website:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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@CatherineHume10 @doctor_oxford Hello - the courses are in English, and they all had to pass English exams and university interviews to be accepted. You can listen to two of the students in this STV interview.

Female medical students travel to Scotland to evade Afghanistan's Taliban education ban

A group of 19 students land safely in Edinburgh despite a last-minute drama in which two were initially prevented from flying.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

7 years

We're delighted that Linda's employer continues to honour her memory.

DAI

@DAIGlobal

7 years

Come join us on Sept 30 to walk or run for the @LindaFoundation !

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

4 years

Women's beekeeping co-operatives empower Afghan women in rural areas, providing them with a sustainable income. Find out how we support women in Afghanistan on #IWD2021

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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"The opportunity for part-time work has disappeared so we now give all students a living allowance." Read Lorna Norgrove's blog on challenges faced by women in Afghanistan who want to study, and how the Foundation supports them:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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We're delighted to have awarded another round of scholarships for women studying medicine in Afghanistan. The determination of Afghan women to continue their education in the face of so many obstacles is truly inspirational.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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We've spent the past two years fighting to get 20 female Afghan medical students to the UK to complete their studies, but they're stuck in visa limbo. Read @KatieTarrant_ on the obstacles faced by the students in both Afghanistan and the UK.

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

6 years

This is fantastic, thank you to you all - organisers, sponsors and participants

DAI

@DAIGlobal

6 years

DAI events help raise $5,700 for the @LindaFoundation . Many thanks to our sponsors! @bethesdabagels @HonestTea @laMadeleine @yogadistrict @BethesdaChocolates @bethesdasmiles and others!

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Great thread, including comments from LNF staff member Frishta Matin on her new life in Scotland, and from John and Lorna Norgrove on how Foundation is tackling new challenges in Afghanistan.

Louise Hosie

@louise_hosie

2 years

It’s been one year since the Taliban returned to power in #Afghanistan . 12 months on, STV News has been speaking to Afghans who are now living in Scotland. They've told us of the trauma of leaving their homeland, the challenges they face & their hopes for the future - a thread:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

@fifiglover Thanks for your support recently. Grateful if you could retweet the tweet below. Thanks!

LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

3 years

🚨 We are urgently campaigning to get our female staff evacuated from Kabul, where we fear for their safety. Please support us: - contact your MP - spread this message. More info at

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"It was one of the best phone calls of my life when we finally heard they'd got out." John and Lorna Norgrove were in constant contact with Frishta and Farzana during their attempts to leave Afghanistan. Find out more:

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@LindaFoundation

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"It’s not getting easier for female students but they have shown such courage to keep going. We’re certainly not going to fail them now." Read Lorna Norgrove's blog on the determination to study shown by women in Afghanistan:

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@LindaFoundation

3 years

Thanks to all of you who have followed us, sent encouraging messages, promoted our website, and kindly donated in recent days. We are very grateful for your support.

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@LindaFoundation

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@SophieRunning Hi - we're continuing to fund scholarships for women in Afghanistan, along with other projects, and are looking at how we can meet more immediate needs. More info on our website

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@LindaFoundation

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🚨APPEAL: With #Afghanistan facing humanitarian disaster, we're funding emergency food and hygiene parcels for families in Kabul. Read about some of the women and #DesperateAfghanFamilies we're supporting 👇 - and please donate if you can.

Providing respite from hunger - The Linda Norgrove Foundation

With Afghanistan on the verge of humanitarian disaster, we are funding emergency food parcels to families in particular need in Kabul.

lindanorgrovefoundation.org

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@LindaFoundation

3 years

Qamar and her son are one of the Afghan families we're supporting with heaters, fuel and blankets. Watch the video to find out more about them. Read about the families in Afghanistan that we are supporting through the winter:

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@LindaFoundation

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I am Afghan, I am tired of this war, I use pen and book everywhere, I do not accept any problem.

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@LindaFoundation

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Our annual fundraising 10k takes place on Saturday 7 October. Run, walk or cycle wherever you are in the world and help to support women and children in Afghanistan. New t-shirts now available! Register at

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"Ba’d az har tariki, roshanai ast." After every darkness, there is light. #AfghanProverb We will keep working for a better future.

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@LindaFoundation

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Qamar and her children are one of the Afghan families we're supporting with heaters, fuel and blankets. Find out more about the families in Afghanistan that we are supporting through the winter with essential supplies:

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@LindaFoundation

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Linda Norgrove: Parents renovate byre into holiday home to raise funds for Afghan projects… via @pressjournal

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@LindaFoundation

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Support women in Afghanistan on International Women's Day. Support women in Afghanistan every day. #IWD2023 #IWD

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@LindaFoundation

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Team London have completed their 10K (and narrowly missed being hit by a gaggle of geese)! Proud to support our partners in Afghanistan!

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@LindaFoundation

1 year

Support our campaign to help 20 female Afghan medical students continue their studies in the UK. Write to your MP or MSP. It won’t take much of your time. But it could be life-changing for 20 Afghan women. Find out more on our website:

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LindaNorgroveFoundation

@LindaFoundation

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We’re still working for women's and girls' education in Afghanistan – read how we’re supporting girls to attend primary school and women to become midwives:

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@LindaFoundation

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"The government is reneging on its original promise." - John Norgrove. Read about immigration minister Robert Jenrick's letter to @OwenThompson showing government's lack of commitment to enable Afghan medical students to come to Scotland. 👇

Tories 'slam the door' on 20 Afghan girls who defied Taliban

EXCLUSIVE: The trainee doctors had been offered the chance to study in Scotland but require final approval from the UK Government.

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@LindaFoundation

2 years

"We’re still going strong, providing more help to women and children in Afghanistan than ever before." Read John Norgrove on how the Foundation has responded to the changes in Afghanistan:

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@LindaFoundation

3 years

How do you begin to get people evacuated from Afghanistan in a time of chaos? Persistence and coincidence both have a part to play. John Norgrove tells the story behind the headlines:

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@LindaFoundation

3 years

Thread on Afghanistan debate in Scottish Parliament.

Louise Hosie

@louise_hosie

3 years

Western Isles MSP Alasdair Allan mentions @LindaFoundation , the Scottish charity supporting women and their families in #Afghanistan . Set up by John & Lorna Norgrove, the parents of aid worker Linda Norgrove, who was killed in the country in 2010.

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Record-breaking success as 1,700 Afghan women apply for scholarships funded by a Lewis charit… via @pressjournal

Record-breaking success as 1,700 Afghan women apply for scholarships funded by a Lewis charity

During her time as an aid worker in Afghanistan, Linda Norgrove was a determined champion of women seeking an education. Her legacy is ongoing support for

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We're very proud to support this work, which helps female-headed households in Herat.

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The Venus Project

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Helping #kids with @HoopoeBooks by replacing books that were burnt and equipment that was stolen at #kindergarten in Kunduz.

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Sharifa's family have heating stoves and fuel this winter, thanks to your donations. Find out more about the families in Afghanistan that we are supporting through the winter:

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10 Afghan kids to receive life changing surgeries in Kabul thanks to the kindness of our supporters.

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We're able to respond quickly to funding requests for those in immediate need. This is how we came to support a small Afghan charity providing shoes for children in Parwan province. 👟👇

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👏👏 Definitely not cheating, especially with today's weather - every 10k counts! Thanks for your support.

Michelle Macleod

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That felt like one of the most worthwhile runs I’ve done for a long time. The efforts of @LindaFoundation to support #AfghanWomen and children continues. I cheated with treadmill 10k as it’s a bit windy out there today🏃‍♀️

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3 women who can now drive and go to remote villages to help train female beekeepers in central Afghanistan & they collect the honey. Thanks!

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Thanks for your donations, fundraising and encouragement. Whatever women and children in Afghanistan face, we will continue to support them with your help. Find out more about how your donations are spent: 9/9

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BBC News - 'Linda's pride' at young Afghan climber's achievement

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Thanks to @DAIGlobal for inviting us to talk at their Brown Bag fundraiser to talk about the work of the @LindaFoundation

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Women's beekeeping co-operatives empower Afghan women in rural areas, providing them with a sustainable income. We're proud to support these initiatives. Find out more at #10YearsInAfghanistan

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How is #Afghan #women 's #beekeeping coop doing? Read about this & other projects we support in our latest newsletter

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