Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hi Butch, Catching up on messages I am and came across this. I took the OT out the subject line as IMHO this it TOTALLY on topic for the list! That is one gutsy lady for sure! When you have the opportunity to speak with her, please inform Sarah that I'm interested in doing what I can to further her efforts as well. As you said .. working with even one family (or village) at a time can make a huge difference! I'll e-mail you off list with ideas of what I am able to do! *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com http://www.czluxe.com , " Butch Owen " <butchowen wrote: > > Howdy y'all, > > A little follow up on this thread .. I am again in contact with Sarah Chayes > .. and I am leaning toward thinking that what is now driving her efforts in > Afghanistan is, in fact, a sincere desire to help the Afghan people. Gutsy > she is for sure .. no security, etc., except for the AK-47 she keeps under > her bed. > > She did kick off a small scale Rose production operation but it failed due > to the Taliban taking over the area .. then she began another that is > currently operating but its not doing so well and the reasons why are > obvious to me .. I've provided input on how to fix those problems. > > Here is a link containing a number of articles .. the Radio Canada interview > is a good one but its in French. The San Francisco, New York and > Washington reviews of her book, " Punishment of Virtue " , tell a lot about her > activities. > > http://www.arghand.org/ > > We will soon talk via telephone regarding the possibility of a new project > to create a Rose industry in Afghanistan .. if she can get the funding we > can make it a professional venture with the potential for sustained economic > growth .. if she can't get sufficient funding then I will do what I can Pro > Bono to assist her as I can in local efforts .. one family at a > time. There are many opportunities for small scale success in Afghanistan > and Sarah appears to have her finger on the pulse of those opportunities. > Of course .. security is still a problem and she has (in my opinion) been > quite lucky to date. > > I will keep y'all posted as to any success that might be achieved with or > without my assistance. > > Y'all keep smiling. :-) > > Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com <http://www.av-at.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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