Charmaghz

We have wonderful news to share with you all! Today, we launched a small mobile library in Dasht-e-Barchi! Charmaghz welcomed the children and their excitement to read and play. We will continue expanding our services around Kabul, where children need them the most. #bookmobile

Happy New Year! It was a snowy few days in Kabul, but that did not keep Charmaghz from running! We are so happy to see so many smiling faces 💜 🚌 #bookmobiles #charmaghzlibrary #afghanistan

Charmaghz Library is back in action! We have been actively going around Kabul the past few weeks, providing library services. Our 5 mobile libraries visit hundreds of children each day. We're so happy to see smiling faces once more! #bookmobile #libraries #community

Pt. 3: This is not a time to grieve but to join together for brighter tomorrow. Charmaghz is not going anywhere - we will continue to welcome every child on our buses and create a safe space. These children give us hope for a better and more loving Afghanistan. 🖤❤️💚 #hope

Pt. 1: The past few weeks have proven to be trying times. Just yesterday, families from Kunduz and other provinces fled to Kabul for safety. They are living in the parks. We see children terrified because they miss their homes, friends, and loved ones who couldn't come with them.

Pt. 2: War aggravates intergenerational trauma and affects their development. All children in Afghanistan deserve a childhood. They should be in school playing with their friends. A place where they can imagine, play and ask questions.

@Korakeen1 Thank you for your kind words and support! That is a wonderful idea! Our Charmaghz team will look into it. Thank you for your feedback ☀️🌸

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. These children are future educators, artists, and healers of Afghanistan and we are so proud of each and every child who steps onto a Charmaghz bus. 🚌 📚 🧠💜 #childrenarethefuture #librariestransform #afghanistan

We have some great news to share! We have launched our Online Library to bring books to your home via Telegram! 1. Children’s audiobooks for free. * 2. Receive PDF version of children’s books for free. * 3. Know real time location of our mobile libraries in Kabul! #books

Our wonderful Director, Freshta Karim, interviewed for Avvenire newspaper! It makes us so happy to see everyone around the world wanting to learn about Charmaghz and the work we do. 🚌📚🧠 #librariestransform #literacy

After being on break for Eid celebrations Charmaghz is back on the road! The children missed us & we missed them as well. Many of them received Eidi! It is wonderful catching up with the children around Kabul & hearing about their Eid! So many wonderful stories to share. 🚌📚🧠

Books are a portal to another world where adventures and imagination comes to life. This Eid we ask for donations to purchase more books and to sustain our mobile libraries with the basics like fuel, maintenance, and supplies to carry on our mission. #EidMubarak 📚🌎🚌 🧠

We wish everyone peace, love, and joy this Eid 💜 #eidmubarak #morelovelesshate

We are lucky and thankful to be working alongside parents who also have the best interests in their children’s education! 🚌🧠📚 #literacy #libraries #mobilelibraries #charmaghzlibrary #bookmobiles

#afghanistan #peace #mobilelibraries #librariestransform

Days like today make everything we do worth it. There is an abundance of smiles and laughter in the air. This is what Afghanistan is and should be all about. 🚌📚🧠 #weareheretostay #charmaghzlibrary

We’re so happy to be back in action and have our wheels moving around Kabul! It’s been a difficult few weeks here but we’re determined more than ever to encourage children to read and use their voice instead of violence to resolve conflicts. #lovenotwar #StrongerTogether 🧠🚌 📚

We definitely miss seeing the children in person but we know this is temporary and the wheels of Charmaghz will run again 🚌🧠📚 #librariestransform #mobilelibraries #literacy #charmaghzlibrary

Our wonderful librarian, Mina, is pictured recording online stories for children! Due to Corona, we have temporarily suspended the mobile libraries. In the meantime, librarians at Charmaghz are working hard recording online stories for children to watch via Instagram or Telegram!