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Midwifery Training

The idea of a midwifery training came in response to the communities’ dire needs. Under the Taliban, female healthcare specialists were banned from their jobs, and males were forbidden from caring for women. This created a huge gap in women’s healthcare since there were only around 467 working midwives for a total population of around 20 million (World Bank). When the regime was overthrown in 2001, the Government of Afghanistan hurried to answer the population’s needs, and by 2012 Afghan midwifery forces were up to 3,500 (UNFPA 2014). However, the lack of time and resources did not allow for high-quality training for midwives. As a consequence, the course was limited to 18 months rather than the 4 years it lasts in developed countries.

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Winterization Aid in Kabul

Because of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, a lot of families are forced to flee their homes in the different provinces and many of them end up in camps in and around Kabul. Unfortunately the suffering does not stop for the families once they arrive in those camps, since most of them live in poverty and they lack even the most basic necessities. Especially the cold winter months are extremely harsh.

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Read more about the article Interview with Sania Nezami, School Coordinator for Street Children

Interview with Sania Nezami, School Coordinator for Street Children

There is a proverb which says ‘if you see someone fallen, take his hand and help him stand’. In Afghanistan there are many children who are on the streets all day, so they need help and guidance. When I see them working on the streets, I think about their future. They work to feed themselves and their families,

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New Nutrition Assessment Report

With our new partnership with the Global Nutrition Cluster, AfD is taking its first steps towards scaling up nutrition in our health programs. The new report by AfD’s Public Health Nutritionist Alison Farnham, presents the current situation regarding the nutritional assessment of children under 5 years old at the Shahid Abdul Razaq Comprehensive Health Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Quarterly Report: School for Street Children

The Quarterly Report of our School for Street Children in Kabul is out! With a bigger classroom and more school equipment, the number of children attending our school doubled to 42 between July and September 2017. In our classes, the children are taught basic skills through playful means, while their basic needs are accommodated in the curriculum. One of the highlights was the Eid-el-Kébir festival in August which was celebrated at our school, where the children were given gifts in form of food and clothes.

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