Update on TAO Organization

Greetings! It's probably been a while since some of you have heard from us. Our organization is in the middle of a transformation as we assess our short and long term goals in light of the global recession and continued, escalating violence across Afghanistan. Long story short, we have realized that our lofty goal of building a 1,000 bed orphanage is probably not going to happen - at least, not anytime soon. We are exploring the idea of aligning our efforts with one or two other, existing orphanages, medical clinics, schools, or similar social programs in Afghanistan. This would allow us to make an immediate impact in Afghanistan, continue to build contacts at home and abroad, and learn from other organizations. Unfortunately, this would mean that we could be years from realizing our own goal.

That being said, we recently learned that there is a very good possibility that an existing structure in Kabul might be made available to us, which would allow us to get an orphanage up and running much sooner than we anticipated. Granted, it would be a much smaller orphanage than we had originally planned, but it would allow our organization to start small. We've already had some organizations promise beds, desks, furniture, school supplies, etc. as soon as the orphanage is ready. Obviously, we would need to find staff and a security detail that we can trust, in addition to developing a curriculum that incorporates not only a basic education, but teaches the children life skills that will ease the transition to the world beyond their walls.

Layne Pace, our president, left for Afghanistan Friday to explore these options before us and to report back while he is there. To track his journey and progress, visit: http://layneafghantrip.blogspot.com/

If you are interested in assisting us in these efforts, please visit: http://www.taoproject.org/donate.html

Or go directly to PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=KgrqdE8WW0Y_GXRqDB7zc_GR91lSvPZ5RMUQP5IMR8H6F8lUsEeJ9GRBADK&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f998ca054efbdf2c25fe4a05bcb33bff6aad6e850552f81af

Of course, you can always write an old fashioned check, in which case our mailing address is:

The Afghanistan Orphanage Project
P.O. Box 637
West Jordan, UT 84084

Thank you for your support!
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Respectfully,

Jared S. Jones
1.801.831.4342
Director of Operations
The Afghanistan Orphanage Project

The Afghanistan Orphanage Project (TAOProject) is committed to providing care for abused, homeless, and orphaned children of Afghanistan - and in doing so, not only provide food and shelter, but education, life skills, and perhaps more importantly, hope and love.