Over the past eight years, Julia Bolz (the founder of “Journey with an Afghan School”) has spoken almost 500 times to various public and private schools, book clubs, giving circles, universities, government agencies, businesses, churches, and communities across the country.  She also has met with members of the U.S. Congress, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, U.S. State Department, and U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council.

We seek to:

• Build global citizenship and global connections by encouraging Americans to learn about other cultures and current events in other countries, study foreign languages, recognize how decisions at home affect communities abroad, stop dehumanizing and stereotyping various communities, welcome exchange students into our homes, reach out in friendship internationally, and be generous and caring to others.
• Raise awareness about poverty and oppression in the developing world, particularly in Afghanistan; engage in sustainable development; and build models that can replicated in other parts of the world.
• Facilitate cultural exchanges and cross-cultural projects between students to build bridges of understanding.
• Generate the political will to ensure that all children, especially girls, have an opportunity to attend primary school in the developing world.