Afghanistan • May 2002
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. Danny Kollaja of Corpus Christi, TX as 'Lanky the Clown' (right) greets M. Zaher Akbari (left) of the Ministry of Education in Kabul at the Tahia Maskan Orphanage for boys on Saturday, May 25, 2002. Kollaja was part of a humanitarian mission organized by The Geshundheit Instititute, founded by Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, Lufthansa Cargo, DHL Worldwide Express collaborated to ship medicines, food and orthopedic supplies to the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital, clinics and orphanages in Kabul. The German NGO (Non Governmental Organization) Hammer Forum supervised the distribution of the donated supplies from various non-profit organizations from the U.S. and The Netherlands. (25 May 2002 Photograph © Chet Gordon / The Image Works)