war – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Selling Afghan stitchery in Germany https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2014/07/selling-afghan-stitchery-in-germany/ Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:50:51 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=5267 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)

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)

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)

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)

]]> Skiing with heroes https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/04/skiing-with-heroes/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:46:38 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3459 Some are missing a limb, while others suffer from depression. Learning to ski gives wounded war vets a chance to feel alive, reach new goals, and have fun. Ski enthusiast Ella, 22, is there to help them down the slope.

Listen to the report by Michael Hartlep in Klosters, Switzerland:

Skiing with heroes

Ella Hadsley Chaplin

Ella combines her hobby with her passion for helping others (Copyright: Gilly Norton)

Skiing with Heroes veterans

Some of the veterans use special equipment on the piste (Copyright: Gilly Norton)

Silhouette of veteran missing a leg

Some of the veterans suffer from visible injuries, some from phsychological (Copyright: Gilly Norton)

Veteran and volunteers with Skiing with Heroes

The buddies assist the ski coaches (Copyright: Gilly Norton)

More on the Skiing with Heroes website.

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