- £16 could provide one farmer with the tools and seeds to start growing a kitchen garden full of healthy, nutritious food for their children.
- £42 could cover the cost for one farmer to have agricultural training at the BMS-supported community orchard, to help them get the best out of their crops and make sure their families don’t go hungry.
- £97 could pay for one polytunnel and help Ruby train farmers like Fazal to protect their crops and produce a bountiful harvest.
Afghanistan Winter appeal
Freezing snow. Arid ground. A long dark Afghan winter.
How will Fazal* feed his family?
Fazal is desperate for any way to help feed his family. The only vegetables he has been able to grow are a few small potatoes, nowhere near enough to feed a family of ten, and certainly not enough to make sure his young children grow up healthy and strong.
Fazal’s neighbour Ruby* is a BMS Agricultural Specialist and has been working in the mountains of Afghanistan for nearly three years. Almost every family she works with shares the same story: a desperate desire to provide for their families however they can. Unemployment rates have skyrocketed following the Taliban takeover in 2021, intense droughts and natural disasters have had disastrous effects on much of the country and inflation rates have risen astronomically, making it harder than ever to get by. And so many aid workers haven’t been able to return to help them. Which is why Ruby is asking you to give to help the people she works with this winter.
How you can help
“You know as well as I do the pain the people of Afghanistan have experienced over the last few years. It breaks my heart to see families like Fazal’s struggling when all they want is to give their families a good life. Which is why I’m asking you whether you can give.” – Ruby
How to give
- Use the giving form on this page
- Call the BMS donation line on 01235 517641, Monday to Friday, between 10 am and 4 pm
- Send a cheque made payable to BMS World Mission with a note that this is for the Afghanistan Christmas appeal
- Give regularly and provide support in the longer term through BMS’ work across the world
Your gift will give agricultural support and training to farmers like Fazal living in rural Afghanistan. If our appeal target is exceeded, additional funds will support urgent work in the world’s most marginalised countries, based on where the need is greatest.
Appeal update January 2023:
In response to the Afghanistan government’s ban on Afghan women working for NGOs, and with our full support, BMS World Mission’s partner, alongside most international and local aid groups, has paused operations to stand in solidarity with their female staff.
Your gift will continue to make a difference through our partner’s projects in Afghanistan, which will resume as soon as is practicable. But as they work with other NGOs to lobby the government to reverse this decision, will you also join us in praying for wisdom, open-hearts and a resolution to a situation that hurts those who have already been hurt the most.
Why not share the BMS Afghanistan Christmas appeal with your church?
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This PowerPoint slideshow features a prayer by Grace, a BMS World Mission Afghanistan-based worker. Use it to help your church pray for this beautiful country and its people as they face multiple challenges this winter.
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This Christmas, you can help families in desperate need in Afghanistan. In this video Grace, who works with BMS in Afghanistan, explains how.
Video length: 3 minutes
*All names changed for security purposes