Rural Ghazni 2018 Photo from the front seat of the car (just passing through town) JANUARY 1 2 3 4 5 New Year s Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Martin Luther King Day 27 28 29 30 31

Alton, Afghanistan 2018 Hoopoe Books for Pleasure FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Valentine s Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Washington s Birthday 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31

Doabi, Afghanistan 2018 Waiting for our New School MARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 International Women s Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Daylight Savings Time Begins 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Spring Equinox 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 Passover (first day)

Jamboth, Afghanistan 2018 We Are The Future APRIL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Isra and Mi raj 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Passover Ends Jefferson s Birthday 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Easter Sunday 28 29 30 31 Passover (last day)

Ali Beg 2018 Good Friends Catching Up MAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mother s Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Memorial Day Laylat al-qadr

Ali Beg, Afghanistan 2018 Our New school JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Eid al-fitr Ramadan Begins 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Father s Day Summer Solstice 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 31

My Travel Companions - Don t Leave Kabul Without Them. JULY 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independence Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Doabi 2018 Waiting for our new school AUGUST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Eid al-adha 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Raksha Bandhan

2017 Queslag, Afghanistan 2018 SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labor Day Eid al-adha 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Janmashtami 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Muharram 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 International Day of Peace Fall Equinox 29 30 31 Rosh Hashana Yom Kippur

Alton, Afghanistan 2018 Morning Lesssons OCTOBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 International Day of the Girl 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 First Day of Sukkot Columbus Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Last Day of Sukkot 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween

Doabi, Afghanistan 17 Years - 47 Schools - 1 Library NOVEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Daylight Savings ends Election Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Veterans Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 Thanksgiving Day

Alton, Afghanistan 2018 My Favorite Part Of The Trip DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Hanukkah Begins 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Winter Solstice Christmas Eve 29 30 31 Christmas Day New Year s Eve

2018 Cover Photo Hey Folks, 2018 was a fantastic trip! After 16 years of traveling the rural countryside of Central Afghanistan, year 17 was as fresh as my 1 st year in so many ways. Passing through rural villages that have a working school that we heped build (without stopping to check in) is a special accomplishment. You will notice that we have added several black and white photographs. The photos are an attempt, on my part, to recreate photos from the 1970s in 2018. I came up with this idea after dusting off my father s 35mm he bought in 1976 at Sears and Roebuck. This year s calendar shows several photos from Doabi where we are building one of the largest rural schools in Afghanistan. This school is in memory of Tom Stone who was the 1 st Vermonter killed in action in Afghanistan. It is one of 30 schools that Direct Aid International has built with funds raised in his memory. I hope that it won t be the last. It is only a foundation at the moment but a foundation that could be a template for the future. Our goal is to have it become a model school that other regions of the country will try to replicate over time. Tom was a special man, so this school is close to my heart. This time next year, it is my hope that we will have photos of school children looking out from windows and doors of the school with a roof over their heads. I will be heading back to Afghanistan again in 2019; it will be my 18t h year of building schools and visiting villages that have been overlooked by larger NGOs. It is only because of the continued support of those who receive this calendar that I am able to continue my work. I thank you for your trust and support over the years. Enjoy the photos and imagine the untold sotries that go along with them. Peace, Jonathan Doabi Afghanistan 2018 Tom Stone School

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