Fundraising Theatre Dinner at Hopes Cafe

Circle of Hope invites you to a Theatre Dinner featuring the critically acclaimed and wildly popular BOB THE RAILWAY DOG! Bob was smash hit at the 2024 and 2025 Adelaide Fringe and enjoyed a successful tour of regional South Australia and Broken Hill in December 2024. This is the charming true story of a dog that travelled the railways in the late nineteenth century. …

Circle Spotlight: Effective Living Centre Circle

Perhaps the most significant aspect of our Circle is the established relationships we have with the families we support. Lyn Kerkham writes about the long term-commitment of the Effective Living Centre Circle to supporting refugee families in settling into Adelaide. The Effective Living Centre Circle of Friends (number 111) was set up in 2011 by members of the Uniting Church …

Afghanistan Underground Girls’ Network of Schools

girls studying in classroom

Before joining this class, I felt my dreams were slipping away. But now, I see a path forward. I know I have a future. Erfanullah Abidi, the convenor of Empowerment Network Circle wants to express his gratitude for the generosity and commitment his Circle has received for the education of Afghan girls. He shares the incredible impact this has made …

Ultra Adelaide run in support of girl’s education in Afghanistan

Paige Honor is raising money for Erfan Abidi’s  Empowerment Network Circle by running in SA’s Ultra Adelaide 100 miles (about 160 km) on July 12th. She aims to raise money and awareness for the secret schools that are part of the Empowerment Network Circle’s Underground Schools Initiative for girls in Afghanistan. She’s running to support these brave girls and their teachers, ensuring education continues despite the risks.

The Empowerment Network Circle would be very grateful if you could donate to a very worthwhile cause by via the My Cause webpage – as well as sending it on to your contacts.


Read more about the success of the underground schools funded by the Empowerment Network Circle here.