Home For Orphan Children

In early 2000 Rabia Balkhi established the first home for Afghan orphaned children in Peshawar where a family unit was the basis for its operation. Children lived as brothers and sisters and Seema Ghani became the mother-figure for the traumatised children. This family unit moved back to their homeland, Afghanistan in October 2002 when it was considered to be safe for them and education was possible for both boys and girls. Between 2000 and 2015, Seema cared for around 40 children who lived with her as her own children. The family unit continued until all of them had completed their education and moved on, either finding their own families who had returned from exile, or who married and now have their own families. One girl still lives with Seema as her daughter.