Girls can dream again
Supporting Kabul’s Future Hope orphanage
For one year, we accompanied the growth of 37 girls living at the private Future Hope orphanage in Kabul.
In 2025, approximately 3.5 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan were affected by acute malnutrition (UNICEF, 2026)
Malnutrition and trauma severely compromise children’s physical and cognitive development, leaving deep physical and psychological scars. Orphanages are often the only chance children have to survive and be protected from serious abuse. For girls, they can also represent an escape from very early marriage.
“Here I have a bed, I eat every day, I feel safe,” says Amina, one of the young residents of Future Hope. “What I like most is that I can laugh, play, and study.”
NOVE provided financial support to Future Hope to cover expenses such as rent, utilities, and staff. It also offered psychological support to the girls. After assessing their needs, our psychologist designed individual and group journeys, using play, drawing, music, and storytelling as therapeutic tools to nurture their ability to express emotions and to create a safe space where they can “simply” be children.
The orphanage staff were also involved, with training aimed at strengthening their skills and creating an environment more conducive to psychological recovery.
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