2 Good Things for Our Soldiers

[Toughy]

Originally Posted by Diva

1. Last night, I was chatting with a friend of mine who has a nephew serving in Afghanistan. He is involved in a project of building a library and was asking for her to spread the word about donating books.

I'm a little confused........

Are they building libraries for the Afghan people? If so will donations of books in English do the Afghan people any good? What percentage of the Afghan people speak English? What language do they speak in Afghanistan.

My understanding is the large majority of the Afghan people are not literate....like over 75%. If we want to help them then perhaps books in their language might be more useful

[Diva]

Originally Posted by Toughy

I'm a little confused........

Are they building libraries for the Afghan people? If so will donations of books in English do the Afghan people any good? What percentage of the Afghan people speak English? What language do they speak in Afghanistan.

My understanding is the large majority of the Afghan people are not literate....like over 75%. If we want to help them then perhaps books in their language might be more useful

Toughy,
That was MY first thought, too, as I didn't realize there was a large, English~speaking population there. So....I asked....and my understanding is the library is for the people there.

Just passing along the information. However, I have written to this soldier for clarification.....and shall get back to the thread when I hear.

Thanks!

[jelli]

Did anything ever come of this library project? Was it established and if so, who was it for the locals or soldiers?

My oldest was in the army and spent more than his share in Baghdad. they did a book exchange thing amongst themselves and when his group left, they past the exchange on to the next group.