Action for Development assists local communities in Afghanistan through grass-roots programs and partnerships in the areas of health and education.
12 August marks the International Youth Day. As said by the UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres, “today, we celebrate the young people, youth-let organisations, governments and others who are working to transform education and uplift young people everywhere.”
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Women are facing many barriers accessing health care facilities and even more during particular moments of high vulnerability: pregnancies and delivery. MSF reports: Afghanistan is one the most dangerous place in the word to give birth.
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World Refugee Day is on June 20th. In a world where violence forces thousands of families to flee for their lives each day, the time is now to show that the global public stands with refugees.
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The International Day for Street Children is celebrated every year on the 12th of April since it was launched in 2011. Nearly all countries in the world have signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, on the 8th of March, Action for Development portraits the situation of women’s rights in Afghanistan taking into account political changes and the current peace talks.
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Women in Afghanistan risk their life during pregnancy and child birth, especially in rural regions. The country has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world. In 2015, for 1000 births, 45 infant mortalities occurred. As over 83 percent of maternal deaths are preventable with timely interventions (WHO) it is vital to provide women and children with access to appropriate health care.
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According to UNICEF, in 2016, 3.5 million children aged between 7 and 17 were out of school in Afghanistan, 70% of whom were girls. One of the reasons for such a low school attendance rate in the country is the obligation for children, including girls, to work from an early age in order to support their families.
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« It’s true, I am a child and I work on the street, but I have a lot of ambitions », assures Rameen aged of 11 years and raised in a family of 8 people, including three brothers and two little sisters. A few months ago, the oldest brother of the siblings died after a car accident during his work. This tragic event was an enormous shock for his family, made up by this hard reality.
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