FLEX alumni in Dushanbe and Khujand, Tajikistan, raised over $500 in cash and in-kind support to support local orphanages through their "Buy a Cookie, Help a Child" fundraising events held in June and October. On October 17, alumni sold 200 cookies in less than three hours at the American Center, Aga Khan Humanity Project (AKHP) and Relief International Organization. These dedicated alumni, who have an ongoing relationship with an orphanage for physically disabled children in Dushanbe, have made it their goal to support these children and encourage volunteerism and activism among youth. In addition to the funds raised through cookie sales, other businesses have matched funds raised and donated items needed for events at the orphanages. The efforts of these alumni increase awareness of disabled and orphaned children in their community while helping them raise money for orphanage outreach programs.