Dick Smith first met Mahboba at the Australian Governor General’s residence in 2009 and took a strong interest in getting involved in Mahboba’s Promise’s Projects. After careful planning, a Community Center in Panjshir Valley was built in 2011 providing residential facilities for the local community, as well as education and vocational training to the orphans of the neighbouring Hope House. Dick Smith generously donated $100,000 for the project, and has since contributed thousands of dollars towards several of our other projects, such us the construction of our Badakhshan Hope House. Mahboba’s Promise is sincerely grateful to have philanthropists, such as Dick, who make these life-changing projects possible.