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Vocational Training for a More Vibrant and Stable Economy
A ceremony was held March 20 in Charsadda for 116 Pakistanis, including 19 women, who completed vocational training offered through the Conflict Victims Support Program. Certificates were awarded to participants in tailoring, refrigerator repair, plumbing, electrical systems, and computer software. Participants also received a small in-kind grant to immediatel... more
Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Emergency Response, Jobs, Relief to Development, Women & Gender, Asia & Pacific, Pakistan
IRD Swaziland Launches Climate Change Project
IRD Swaziland successfully handed over its completed project and launched the three-year follow-on program, Mitigation of the Negative Impact of Climate Change in Swaziland, February 27. The event brought together key government and development stakeholders in the food security and WASH sectors. IRD was honored to have US ambassador to Swaziland Makila James, M... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Water, Women & Gender, Africa, Swaziland
Women Rebuild Their Lives After IED
Brothers Azim and Alam had been driving to the bazaar with their father when their car was struck by a roadside bomb. All three died, leaving their wives and children destitute. Insurgents had placed the bomb, also known as an improvised explosive device (IED), in hope of blowing up a coalition military vehicle. The tactic claims the lives of hundreds of civilian... more
Filed Under: Civil Society, Women & Gender, Asia & Pacific, Afghanistan
Recovering from Conflict, Stitch by Stitch
GHAZNI, Afghanistan – For many Afghan women, earning a living can be tough. There are few economic opportunities, the country has one of the highest rates of female illiteracy in the world, and many women are discouraged from appearing in public. Particularly challenging for women is the severe economic hardship they suffer when their husbands or close male relat... more
Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Capacity Building, Civ/Mil, Women & Gender, Asia & Pacific, Afghanistan
My Dream Came True!
Keam Chin, 14, is an eighth grader in the village of Prasnep in Kampong Chhnang province. Her school is one of 128 working with IRD Cambodia. Keam Chin, her family’s second eldest daughter, studies math, physics, and chemistry. She used to have to do her calculations by hand, often making mistakes and then having to redo them. She also spent a lot of time revie... more
Filed Under: Education, Women & Gender, Youth, Asia & Pacific, Cambodia