Afghanistan

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World Vision's work in Afghanistan

Eight years after the Taliban regime was toppled, the people of Afghanistan still face serious obstacles to peace and development. Widespread poverty, persistent conflict and a harsh landscape make life difficult for ordinary Afghans — especially women and girls. World Vision has worked in Afghanistan since 2001, offering food aid along with education, and providing health, income generation and agricultural programs in the western region of... Read more. Resources for journalists Afghanistan country profile Video: Child brides in Afghanistan World Vision's Afghanistan Hague Donors conference statement World Vision's work in Afghanistan Request interview Request photos Related stories: Child and maternal health Child health now campaign News & press releases 08/20/2012 Midwives are a lifeline for Afghan mothers 08/06/2009 As elections near, Afghanistan's development needs still being sidelined 03/31/2009 World Vision urges Afghanistan donor conference countries to shift future response 03/18/2009 World Vision's Afghanistan Hague Donors Conference statement 11/25/2008 Food crisis, poverty spur child marriages, grim realities for girls

Saving children's lives in Afghanistan (PDF) The worst place to be a mother may be the best place to be a midwife (VIDEO) Photos Ranah, 20, with son Sharif Abdallah in postnatal room at Ghor Provincial Hospital, Chaghcharan. Ghor has the highest maternal mortality rate in Afghanistan. World Vision is training young women from rural communities in an 18-month community midwivery program. ©2009 Mary Kate MacIsaac/World Vision A newborn, not yet named, and his mother [name withheld] at Ghor Regional Hospital in the city of Chaghcharan. ©2009 Mary Kate MacIsaac/World Vision Women gather at a clinic in Karokh, Herat Province. With an increase in female midwives, more women are permitted or willing to visit clinics than in the past, helping improve maternal, infant, and child health. ©2009 Mary Kate MacIsaac/World Vision

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