Phuket News: Children's circus focuses on fun in war-torn Afghanistan

AFP - Monday 6 May 2013, 05:36PM

KABUL: In a dusty city of grey concrete blast walls where there's not always much to smile about, the organisers of a children's circus try to provide a splash of colour and some moments of joy.

The Kabul-based Mobile Mini-Circus for Children (MMCC) was founded in Afghanistan in 2002, months after the fall of the hardline Taliban Islamic regime which banned music and dance.

Fewer than one million children -- and no girls -- attended school nationwide at the time.

While other NGOs and government agencies focused on food, shelter and education, MMCC (www.afghanmmcc.org) strove to introduce "soft" values bringing children together to foster a more joyful atmosphere despite frequent hardship.

http://www.thephuketnews.com/childrens-circus-focuses-on-fun-in-war-torn-afghanistan-39235.php

(Stop it. Phuket is an island in Thailand where the paper is published.)

http://www.afghanmmcc.org/