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Selling Afghan stitchery in Germany
Afghanistan has seen violence for years and many of the women and children in the war-stricken country lack the education to get good jobs and put enough food on the table. That’s where Zhora Comes in, a young Afghan woman living in Germany. Her plan to help the women in her home country is making Germany’s fashion more colorful.
Listen to the report by Falk Steinborn in Siegen, Germany:
Many children in Afghanistan are working rather than going to school (Photo: Zohra Soori-Nurzad)
That’s where Zohra comes in. She is selling colorful scarves in Germany that were stitched by Afghan women to send the revenues back to the Afghan families (Photo: Falk Steinborn)
Zohra also goes to German schools and talks to the children about the kind of life women and their children in Afghanistan are facing (Photo: Falk Steinborn)
Educating Afghanistan’s orphans
Andeisha Farid knows how important it is for children to get an education. Born in 1983, she grew up as a refugee in Iran after her family was caught in the midst of war in Afghanistan.
Despite the odds, she managed to get an education in Pakistan. When she realized how fortunate she was, she made the decision to return to Afghanistan and set up orphanages there.
Through her organization, the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO), she is working to give some of the country’s estimated 1.6 million orphans a chance to succeed.
Listen to the report by Mischa Wilmers:
Educating Afghanistan’s orphans
Andeisha knows first-hand what it’s like to live as a refugee (Photo: AFCECO/Andeisha Farid)
Afghanistan is estimated to have 1.6 million orphans (Photo: AFCECO/Andeisha Farid)
In 2010, President Barack Obama even mentioned Andeisha in a speech on social entrepreneurship
Comments deactivated Young Afghan politician sacrifices for change
Young politicians in Afghanistan face deep-rooted cultural and religious prejudices. But despite the intimidations, young activists like Said Mahmoud Pahiz are fighting to make their voice heard.
Young Afghan politician sacrifices for change
More from Deutsche Welle on Said Mahmoud Pahiz here.
Comments deactivated Afghan street artist longs to share her work
A 23-year-old Afghan graffiti artist longs to share her work at home, but she faces harsh restrictions. Instead, she sets up private exhibitions to give other women courage to be bold and colorful.
Afghan street artist longs to share her work
Shamsia is freer to share her work in Germany than in Afghanistan
Shamsia says she invented a new kind of graffiti
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