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(War Child ambassador Marco Borsato held a personal interview with the Afghan president Karzai on friday 27 february 2004. Borsato traveled through Afghanistan for ten days to make recordings for the new War Child Netherlands documentary. He met president Karzai in the palace in Kabul en spoke with him about the effects twenty years of gruesome war in Afghanistan have had on the Afghan children.
“The war has had a gigantic effect on Afghan children"”, Karzai said during the interview. “Tens of thousands of children have suffered heavily from the war. The children have been hit in their basic needs. Their families have suffered, family members have died, houses have been destroyed. Many children have been hurt or become invalids. In addition, the Afghan children had very little basic education during the 20 years of war. This actually concerns more than three generations of children in Afghanistan.”
War Child Netherlands is one of the organisations that are working on the reconstruction of the country and its people.
Marco Borsato travelled through Afghanistan to be informed about the problems of children in this war-torn country. He spoke with many children, teachers, local aid workers, government officials and with president Karzai.
Borsato:" It is unbelievable to see under which terrible circumstances these people have to rebuild their lives. Especially the children have become victims of this situation. But the strength and hope that the Afghan people possess are a great inspiration and bring hope for the future".
War Child in Afghanistan
The government in Afghanistan focusses on development initiatives around basic health services and education for children. War Child Netherlands has joined this effort. War Child netherlands have been working in Afghanistan in Herat since the end of 2003. In January 2004 War Child have started the preperations of a ‘pilot programme’ focussed on the improvement of the psychosocial situation of Afghan children. The War Child projects have been integrated in existing projects for healthcare, educational and community building. War Child is working closely together with existing, local aid organisations, governmental institutions and local authorities.
Marco Borsato has been Ambassador for War Child Netherlands since 1998. He supports War Child in fundraising and promotion activities. He visits projects and has written travel reports of his visits to Ingushetia, Kosovo and Sierra Leone.
The interview between Marco Borsato and president Karzai will be broadcast on TV channel RTL4 on May 2nd 2004. Check it out through your cable or satelite provider.
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