Scots crisis death given

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TWO Scottish families who each set up charities following the death of a loved one have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

John and Lorna Norgrove have been made OBEs for services to women and children abroad and in Scotland.

They set up the Linda Norgrove Foundation in memory of their daughter Linda, an aid worker from Uig, Lewis, who was kidnapped by the Taliban and died in an attempted rescue by US forces in October 2010.

The foundation provides grants to fund education, health and childcare for Afghanistan women and children.

Recently it worked with the Scottish and UK governments to bring 19 female Afghan medical students to Scotland to continue their degrees as they were barred by the Taliban from completing their university studies in Afghanistan.

The couple said: “We are honoured to have received this recognition of the work being carried out by the Linda Norgrove Foundation.

“We are a tiny charity, mostly volunteers, who all share the same goal — to make life better for women and children in Afghanistan.”