Give radios to help Marines open minds and defeat the Taliban.

The Taliban want to isolate and make Afghans ignorant. Marines seek to connect and inform.

Marines 1st Lt. Mike Kuiper explains, “The Taliban continue to prevent the people from being educated, keep the people in fear, and do anything they can to gain power.” Radios will help the Marines defeat the Taliban by providing a connection to the outside world and offering better information.  Your donation will directly purchase the needed radios.

What does your donation buy? $900 buys 50 radios $270 buys 15 radios $18 buys one Kaito KA007L radio Contribute to this project To make a secure online donation enter the amount below:

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You may also call 800-819-7875 or send a check to: Spirit of America, File 50315, Los Angeles, CA 90074-0315 Please put "Radios" and your email address on your check. (If no project is specified the donation will be designated for our unrestricted fund.)

More from Lt. Mike Kuiper

“The radios you are providing give the people of Nawa a chance to hear what is going on in the world. Right now the only way they hear news is by word of mouth or through the local Mullahs, who are sometimes illiterate. With Radios they can hear that the government is working, and are less likely to join the Taliban and kill American forces. The Taliban continue to prevent the people from being educated, keep the people in fear, and do anything they can to gain power. Support such as with Spirit of America is vital in convincing the people that we are not enemies of Afghanistan, but friends. This is the way we will win this war."

"Radios pick up signals from Nawa itself, and some from Lashkagah and farther. Radios will help them stay in touch with the world more. The governor does radio addresses, we advertise wheat distribution, fertilizer distribution, etc, and it gives them some entertainment while they work.  There are a few villages that aren’t as friendly to as others, and we would like to distribute them there. Every single radio you send us will absolutely help win the hearts and minds of Nawa, and also allow them to get information that dispels the lies that Taliban send.”

Photo Credits: Staff Sgt. William Greeson

Use of funds
100% of your donation to this project will be used only to buy radios needed by US Marines and Soldiers in Afghanistan.  If your donation is not needed to buy radios, you will be offered a refund.

We are a 501c3 nonprofit charity and your donation is tax deductible.