Lessons of Love in Afghanistan: A Lifelong Commitment to the Afghan People

Suzanne M Griffin

Lessons of Love in Afghanistan: A Lifelong Commitment to the Afghan People
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bennett & Hastings Publishing
Published
14 March 2014
Pages
268
ISBN
9781934733820

Lessons of Love in Afghanistan: A Lifelong Commitment to the Afghan People

Suzanne M Griffin

Often risky, sometimes dangerous, Suzanne Griffin’s work in Afghanistan has been sustained by love. In 1968, she went to Afghanistan a neophyte. Romantic love had led her there as a newlywed, the wife of a Peace Corps Officer. Love for the Afghan people led her back thirty-four years later, a respected college dean and a widow who knew her heart and had the education, position, tenacity and grace to help Afghans improve maternal health and broaden access to education for women and girls. Love, as she says, can take you many places that you never dreamed of going. - In this memoir, you will see that in traditional cultures that respect wisdom and age, older, educated, energetic foreign women can overcome barriers that stop younger foreign co-workers. -You will meet Afghans whose sacrifices for love illustrate the strength of the human heart. -You will understand how it is possible to survive widowhood or heartache by following a compelling call to serve others on a large scale. -You will see how one woman helps overcome perceived cultural barriers by applying the simple principles of inclusiveness, respect, and power-based negotiation.

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