Category: feature story
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I’m Taking Control of My Health & Future
When Nadjoari married at 14, she was a child. Her own mother agreed.“When I got married,” Nadjoari says, “my mom wouldn’t explain pregnancy to me because she considered it a conversation for adults.”
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Marriage Will Be My Choice
What if at the age of 15, your parents introduced you to your husband?You saw your dreams, your ambitions vanish right before your eyes….replaced with images of a new life: an obedient wife, no longer able to attend school, pulled away from the home you have always known, and now living with strangers while taking…
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Afghan Women Are All Business in the Search for Employment
When Kamila Sidiqi started her company in 2005, she was an exception in Afghanistan: an educated woman and an entrepreneur. Few women at that time had access to education – only 18 percent of women were literate – and even fewer were able to start a business.
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Nailing Down a Skilled Labor Force in Afghanistan
MEHR saw huge potential in training construction company employees, and used the AWDP grant to develop specialized courses for them in addition to skilled plumbers, steel workers and electricians.
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Developing a Skilled Workforce in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is plagued by a gap between high demand for mid-level technical and business management skills and the relatively low number of Afghans who possess them. AWDP reverses this pattern by using a market-driven model, where employers are invited to help customize programs based on their actual needs for specific skills.
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Americans by Choice: Sharing the Joy of Teaching
Semra Seifu learned the basics of teaching at an unusually young age: She was only seven years old when she set up her first classroom in her Addis Ababa, Ethiopia home.She would line up school notebooks on her bed, arranging them in neat rows, just like the desks at her actual school. Once the classroom…
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Americans by Choice: Giving Thanks for Family Near and Far
Coming to the United States from Afghanistan is not an easy move. But for Haseena Niazi, it only took until November 23 – and her first bite of turkey – for her to realize it wouldn’t be so bad.To Haseena, her family is everything. She remembers as a child – she’s the youngest of 12…