Monthly Archives: July 2011

ctrp385 Bringing Internet to Afghanistan

ctrp385 Bringing Internet to Afghanistan

July 29, 2011

Since the beginning of 2011 Juan Rodriguez has been working in Afghanistan with the mission to help this country communicate.  This has meant bringing internet connectivity to schools, mobile phones for farmers, and an array of crowdsource projects for health, security, and agriculture.  On one beautiful and relaxed Friday...

Read more »

Behind Walls in Jalalabad

Behind Walls in Jalalabad

July 26, 2011

"Has anyone NEVER flown on a helicopter before?" asks the tall, well armed soldier with an Australian flag sewn onto his flak jacket with oh so many extra banana clips in it. "We haven't!" - my colleague and I are the only ones of the group of 5 to...

Read more »

Herat Roundup Vlog

July 23, 2011

After one week of teaching video production in Herat, Afghanistan, the following video was made during my last hours in the city.  It goes over my impressions of the city, the work we've been doing here (our company Small World News, currently doing work for Internews), and other interesting...

Read more »

ctrp384 Poetry in Afghanistan

ctrp384 Poetry in Afghanistan

July 20, 2011

You don't often hear from poets in Afghanistan, but beyond all the politics and violence that gets all the press, they've been there all along, writing, reciting, performing... My guest is Wida Sharifi, a poet and writer based here in Herat. She joins me to tell me about how she...

Read more »

The Return to Afghanistan

The Return to Afghanistan

July 16, 2011

Greetings from Kabul, dusty but determined capital of the country everyone has an opinion about: Afghanistan. For the second time in my life, I've arrived in Kabul.  No longer confused or intimidated with how things look or work (or don't work), being back in this magic town is like starting your...

Read more »