Community Development
At the closing celebration, he declared, “For four years after completing grade 9 I didn’t study and was not in a class with others. Studying and being together with the community gave me a lot of self-confidence!”
Stay Home, Stay Healthy! COVID-19 Kids Story Book
Operation Mercy Afghanistan has produced a second COVID-awareness book, “STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHY!”. This time the book is focusing on the meaning of quarantine – the importance of staying at home and the importance of keeping sick people separated from the rest of the people in the house.
Books by Afghans for Afghans
At a recent book exhibition, Tolo TV was looking for a publisher whose books were “pure Afghan”, produced by Afghans, for Afghans and published inside Afghanistan.
A day with the Circus
Doesn’t every child love the circus, perhaps even dreaming of being part the circus act? Imagine the delight when Afghan children from Operation Mercy’s Children groups enjoyed the visit of an organisation which uses circus performance to empower young people in Afghanistan.
Anti Trafficking Awareness Among Young People
Often young people to have no idea that sexual slavery exists in Kazakhstan.
Hunger for Education in Afghanistan
The hunger for more education in Afghanistan is almost tangible and so is the need to improve the education standards and resources.
Raising Children
Our women’s empowerment groups take the form of a lesson on a topic which is relevant to the ladies and then they divide into smaller groups to discuss the topic and share their thoughts and experiences with each other.
About Keystone
All about our Keystone project.
Changing Lives For the Better: Malika’s Story
After joining the SHG, she began to listen to the difficulties and problems of the other women in her group. She realised that other people also had troubles and challenges.
Goal Setting Cleans up the Neighbourhood
Every Self Help Group (SHG) has a plan or a goal to work toward. Some of the SHGs make three month plans, six month plans and a more mature SHG can have a one year plan.
Tradition or Technology?
AC4D embraces a long-term perspective, as the shift from a traditional to a technologically-driven farming mentality is a major change for local farmers.
When I prosper, my children prosper
Ayete has been able to tell her story as part of Operation Mercy’s community motivational meetings which have kicked off the pilot year of a brand new project –
Two Lives on the North Side
STEP aims to help women who are inactive in the workforce to have the confidence, resilience and support to move ahead despite others thinking they have no future as husband-less women.
More Muscles – Less Anger
Some of them wish the group could meet more than twice a week, but all the men say that they are continuing the exercises at home.
Teaching and Training
What is better than teaching young people skills for the future? Helping to develop local teachers so they can teach these skills!
Rahmat: Books Impacting Young Lives
There is a hunger for learning and education in Afghanistan. Rahmat Publications seeks to meet this deep need by translating, designing and publishing a variety of books that will make an impact on the values of society.
Discovery through Reading
The light went on in her eyes when she discovered that she could sound out words. Now the hard part isn’t getting her to come and read,
Encouraging Change in Agricultural Practice
In the Roshkala district of the Pamir Mountains, we held an orchard biodiversity seminar where we discussed the life cycles of a variety of different insects living in their gardens.
Studying in Community Gives Self-confidence
At the closing celebration, he declared, “For four years after completing grade 9 I didn’t study and was not in a class with others. Studying and being together with the community gave me a lot of self-confidence!”
Developing a Love for Learning
Training kindergarten teachers in more interactive teaching methods that use games, songs, crafts etc. to fully engage the children in learning.
Crops and Computers
At the Agricultural Cooperation for Development (AC4D) farm, the team is now testing some of the newest technologies to increase crop yields while minimizing the quantity of resources applied to the crops.