Karla Schefter

Karla Schefter (born March 25, 1942 in Allenstein ) is the founder and director of the Chak Hospital in the Afghan province of Wardak and a recognized awardee for her humanitarian work.

After many years as an operating room nurse in Dortmund, she worked as a senior nurse in the establishment of the Chak-e-Wardak Hospital from 1989 and has been passing it on since 1992 with great personal commitment and great recognition.

The Chak-e-Wardak Hospital is located on the Chak River in the Chak Valley of the Wardak district about 65 km southwest of Kabul and was founded in 1989 by the German-Afghan Committee with financial help from the EU after the Soviet military troops withdrew. Karla Schefter has been involved in the development as a senior sister since 1989. She has been running the entire hospital since 1992 and is committed to its continuation in the spirit of humanity and mercy. Before the hospital was completed, EU funds were canceled in 1992 and the hospital was supposed to be closed. Under their leadership, the hospital has continued to operate under the most adverse conditions and with the acquisition of necessary donations.

Honors

1993: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
2004: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
2005: Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize within the project 1000 women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005
2006: Malalai Order (highest honor for women in Afghanistan)

Books

Women-people . Anthology . Lessing, Dortmund 2013, ISBN 978-3-929931-32-7 .
I don't give up on people. Afghanistan, a country without hope? 1st edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-498-06419-8 (with Regina Carstensen).
Because it's about people. As a nurse in Afghanistan . Ullstein, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-548-36382-2 .

Web links

Literature by and about Karla Schefter in the catalog of the German National Library
The Chak-e-Wardak Hospital in Afghanistan

Individual evidence

↑ 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe , Karla Schefter , accessed on: April 13, 2018 (German digital version of 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe , Series: Contrast Book, Verlag Scalo, Zurich 2005)

personal data
SURNAME	Schefter, Karla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German nurse and head of a hospital in Afghanistan
DATE OF BIRTH	March 25, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Olsztyn , Warmia

[1] 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe , Karla Schefter , accessed on: April 13, 2018 (German digital version of 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe , Series: Contrast Book, Verlag Scalo, Zurich 2005)