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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I'm really fortunate to have friends around the world who are so willing to share with me their culture and history. Many of them in the U.S. and abroad are Irish and boy is this a widely expressive group of...

Service Opportunities Calendar
Common Ground - News/Events - Service Opportunities Calendar Just a quick note to let you know that we have added the National Service Briefing Seasons of Service Calendar to our website at Common Ground. This calendar lists hundreds of service...

Still a Long Road to Equality for Women in Afghanistan
From Afghanistan Crossroads - CNN.com Blogs: What's it mean to be a woman in Afghanistan? Chances are you can't read or write, you married before you were 18 years old and have around 6 kids, and you may be working—but...

A Trip to Kabul in March
I'm taking a trip to Kabul between March 12th and April 1st. I'll be making my third trip to Afghanistan to conduct an orientation and training for the project's new Capacity Development Technical Advisors (CDTAs). This is the continuation of...

Deadly Attacks in Kabul Strike at Foreigners in Guesthouses
Because we're just a few blocks from the site of the attack, we're still locked down here at our own guesthouse and without any real local news. The good news is that we're safe and have access to email and...

Safe & Sound in Kabul
Many of you have written to see if I'm ok after the attacks in Kabul this morning. I really appreciate your concern. I'm completely safe as are my friends and colleagues here. We awoke to explosions and knew something had...

WKCD (What Kids Can Do!) Wants Your Stories
Since 2008, WKCD has asked readers, friends, and colleagues to send them YOUR STORIES of adolescents and their adult allies engaging in "powerful learning with public purpose." Many of the stories they've received have knocked their socks off, and they've...

Winter 2010 E-News Update Now Online
We've published our latest E-News Update this week. If you didn't receive it via email, we hope you'll read it online at commongroundconsulting.org.

Opium Addiction Ravages Afghan Families
Working just Kabul on this trip, I don't get a chance to see what's happening in the provinces. I suppose this story isn't surprising, though nonetheless heartbreaking.Scourge of Remote Villages Leaves Even Babies HookedBy Julie Jacobson / APOpen the door...