Giving the gift of trees

Projects

Initiatives to build stronger communities.


Afghan Nurseries

Samsortya has helped to establish five nurseries to date in Eastern Afghanistan. The gardens are established on privately-held land and staffed by local workers. The spaces boast hundreds upon thousands of trees and plants of staggering variety. The harvest from each year is used to feed families in the community where the nursery is established.

A small sampling of our plants includes fig, orange, pear, strawberry, olive, persimmon, corn, hemp, pumpkin, spinach, guava, pine nuts, and pomegranate.


Nursing and Midwifery Education Scholarship

Afghanistan is a country where local healthcare providers are in short supply, much less those with a formal medical education. To combat alarming rates of infant and maternal mortality, as well as contribute to a global movement toward community-based medicine, Afghanistan Samsortya established the Nursing and Midwifery Education Scholarship in the summer of 2018 to provide pathways into the nursing profession. To date, we have secured donor-directed funds for five young women to attend a two- to four-year program in their local province. Once graduated, these nurses will be able to provide healthcare to their communities and have a practical livelihood to support their families.

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Photo courtesy of the United Nations Development Program. Current Samsortya Nursing and Midwifery Education Scholarship recipients are not pictured.

Wells and Springs

Samsortya has funded the drilling of wells to supply clean water to the residents of the cities and villages where the nurseries are established. In Afghanistan, more than 75% of the population lacks access to clean water for drinking and bathing, making the wells one of Samsortya's top priorities. In addition to these wells being a consistent source of potable water for local Afghans, the water is used to irrigate the Samsortya nurseries and aid the growth of the thousands of trees that provide food, fuel, and employment to the villagers.


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Previous Projects:

Nangarhar Chicken Project

To combat widespread malnutrition in the areas we serve, Samsortya began raising money in 2015 for the Nangarhar Chicken Project. By donating poultry with the necessary feed and supplies to needy families, the residents of Eastern Afghanistan are able to feed their families with much needed protein and generate income through the sale of eggs. An initiative that started with two dozen birds, the Nangarhar Chicken Project has grown substantially with the help of funding from our supporters, with thousands of chickens and several hundred turkeys having been donated to date. In the coming months, we hope to purchase more birds and expand the project to include other types of livestock that will have a significant impact on families' livelihoods.


New!

2023 Fundraising Push

We at Samsortya are more inspired than ever to expand our projects to benefit the people of Afghanistan. Fall is our biggest season for fundraising, and this year our fundraising goal is our most ambitious to date, and yet with the amazing progress that has been made in our past year of work in the nurseries, nursing program, and our new Saffron Project we wholeheartedly believe that it is achievable, but only with the help of our partners and supporters.