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Current Events

02.04.10 | Afghan CHAMP

Farmer holding grapes.

USAID grants $30 million to Roots of Peace to CHAMPION Afghan Farmers

01.25.10 | Vision for Vietnam—MINES TO VINES

Almond Blossoms

Roots of Peace DEMINE/REPLANT program expands to Vietnam. Friends of Hue Foundation brings “heart” to landmine issue in February 2010.

11.17.09 | “Big Buzz” with Afghan Farmers

Almond Blossoms

European Community & Roots of Peace almond partnership increases yields by 40%

10.18.09 | Harvest of Hope

UN Logo

Roots of Peace honors 2009 United Nations International Year of Reconciliation.

09.11.09 | Afghan/American Tribute to 9/11

Making Change Work

ABC7 News Anchor, Cheryl Jennings, joins Afghan/American SKYPE call for Roots of Peace Penny Campaign.

08.12.09 | Pennies from Little Kabul...

Making Change Work

The U.S./Afghan business community is gathering in Fremont, California, to join forces with San Francisco Bay Area children.

08.04.09 | World Bank Contract

Young boy with grapes

RoP Trains New Afghan Teams! Over 100 Afghan farmers hired this week to produce perennial crops in 9 provinces.

07.24.09 | Oxford University MBA Students

Heidi Kuhn and Fatema Bayat

Nine centuries of worldwide education supports Roots of Peace model.

06.30.09 | Afghan Symposium, Wash., D.C.

Heidi Kuhn and Fatema Bayat

Fatema Bayat, Executive Director, Bayat Foundation and Heidi Kühn, Co-Chair, Afghan Trusted Network.

04.07.09 | USDA Awards Roots of Peace Wheat Flour Program

Heidi Kuhn and Farmer under Grape Trellis.

USDA Awards $4 million from "Breadbasket" of America to Afghanistan...

02.03.09 | On the Frontline for Peace...

Heidi Kuhn and Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a congressional
delegation to Afghanistan where they met with
Roots of Peace.

02.03.09 | Mangia for Peace!

Cherries and apricots exported from Badakshan

Roots of Peace has been selected as the
recipient charity for Pasta Pomodoro’s
state-wide restaurant
celebration benefiting Afghanistan.