Shakhnoza was worried. Her 14-month old child was very thin and had become sick very quickly. She didn’t know what could possibly be wrong with her. She decided to go to her neighbor, Dilbar, for advice; she knew that Dilbar had been going to women’s health lessons offered by Operation…
Women’s health lessons making impact in Tajikistan |
Written by Operation Mercy Tajikistan |
Azizjon slowly climbs on top the trampoline, grabs the hand of his teacher and immediately starts bouncing. This is one of his favorite activities! The joy on his face lights up the entire room. His teacher laughs and laughs with him as he bounces higher and higher. Azizjon first started…
“When we were planning the Wheelchair Provision and Service Workshop, sport was not the first thing that came to mind. There are so many people here that need basic, well-fitting chairs that sports wheelchairs seemed out of the question,” Shukhrat, the project manager and associate regional director of Operation Mercy,…
One evening, a few weeks into the autumn semester of WEP, our empowerment program for Afghan refugees in Iran, a young woman came to the project venue with a young boy in tow. Introducing herself as the little boy’s aunt, she asked if her nephew, Jovid, could attend the computer…
Who cares for the careworkers? This past month in Kazakhstan, Almaty region social workers explored this question during the “Caring for Caregivers” seminar facilitated by Dr. Scott Breslin, our international director, in partnership with the Almaty Department of Employment and Social Management. The first step was teasing apart the various…
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