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10 December 2014
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Nurturing a New Generation of Midwives
Amina Sultani and Masuma Hakimi Teachers in the Midwifery Bachelor Degree Programme, Kabul Medical University We were born in Iran as refugees. Our families left Afghanistan…
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10 December 2014
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Birth of a Passion: "After we arrived at the hospital, the woman gave birth to a baby boy. I felt very proud; this was the moment that I decided that I wanted to help Afghan women"
Feroza Mushtary,Acting President of the Afghan Midwives Association
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09 December 2014
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Afghanistan's young people can propel socio-economic development, new UNFPA reports show
Kabul, 9th December 2014 - More than 60 percent of the population in Afghanistan is below the age of 25. Their rights and needs should be placed at the centre of the country's…
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07 December 2014
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Defying family and society pressure: Education first, then marriage
"My uncle and my uncle's wife wanted me to get married after I graduated from school, but I was determined to find a job instead in order to support my further education…
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07 December 2014
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My generation: Young people join a national debate
Zakia Soleiman is the head of Youth Voices for Positive Change (YVPCO), an Afghan NGO working to ensure that young people's rights and voices are included in political, economic…
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07 December 2014
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Private spaces: A phone line helps answer the questions of Afghan youth
"I am married and have children, but this work has made me aware of issues related to youth health that I didn't know," says Dr Anahita Danishyar. She is one of eight counsellors…
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07 December 2014
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Second chances: A literacy course rekindles an ambition to practice law
A developed and safe Afghanistan will benefit the world at large; The banner read ‘literacy' and that is all I understood
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07 December 2014
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Rebuilding lives: Family protection centres support survivors of gender-based violence
"They told me that my mother had sold me to them," says Zarmina. She is just 14 years old, but she already knows what re-building her life means. She is now…
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07 December 2014
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Second chances: A literacy course rekindles an ambition to practice law
A developed and safe Afghanistan will benefit the world at large; The banner read ‘literacy' and that is all I understood
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