Image Gallery 2009
05 June 2009
Hope House Orphanage
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed in Kabul have engaged Mahboba's Promise, and have affiliated themselves with Hope House. This orphanage houses up to 100 children a day and the charity also provides as much local support as it can to those that are desperately in need of help. Staff of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Headquarters in Kabul have been supporting this cause and have already donated much needed blankets, food, sports kit clothing, books, toys and educational material. Many of these donations have been sent by families of deployed soldiers.
Mahboba's Promise was founded by Mahboba Rawi, herself a refugee from Afghanistan, now an Australian citizen. Mahboba’s Promise aims to provide aid to disadvantaged Afghani women, widows, children and orphans. The Association achieves this through development programs such as the establishment of schools, health clinics and community facilities destined to be operated by local authorities and communities.
Operation SLIPPER is Australia's military contribution to coalition efforts against international terrorism. Under this operation our forces contribute to the efforts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, aimed at preventing Afghanistan again becoming a safe haven for international terrorists, and the United States-led International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT) efforts in the broader Middle East.
| 090530-F-6293H-060 Children holding up bags of pop corn which Corporal Worboys (Chef CJTF-A) had made the day before, all 130 bags of it. The bags were handed out on arrival and it was new to most of the children. (Date taken: 30 May 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 090530-F-6293H-124 Warrant Officer Class 2 Ron Ritchie (Company Sergeant Major HQJTF633-A) cooking on the BBQ with an audience of local girls looking on; in the rear left is the Hope House chef. The BBQ was brand new and donated by JTF633-A to the children. (Date taken: 30 May 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 090530-F-6293H-196 Corporal Craig Foster (Transport Non-Commissioned Officer JTF633-A) helping to serve lunch with the Director of Hope House Sidiq Rawi, who is handing out plates of food. Some of the children had never experienced a BBQ before. (Date taken: 30 May 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 090530-F-6293H-378 Warrant Officer Class 2 Ron Ritchie (Company Sergeant Major HQ JTF633-A) arm wrestling with one of the children of Hope House. (Date taken: 30 May 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 090530-F-6293H-528 Corporal Worboys (Chef JTF633-A) and Corporal Craig Foster (Transport Non-Commissioned Officer JTF633-A) playing hand games with some of the girls. (Date taken: 30 May 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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