Groundbreaking project showcases women’s achievements in a male-dominated industry. By Salma Rasad The ruins of Kabul’s once grand Darulaman Palace, devastated by decades of war, have long been an...
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Afghanistan: Women's Vocational Training Neglected
Concerns that schemes designed to help women become economically self-sufficient have been abandoned. By Ahmad Shah Gender rights activists in Khost complain that vocational programmes for women have...
Housing Syria’s Displaced and Vulnerable
Newly-built villages in Idlib provide a fresh start. By Ahmad al-Salim Abu Abdalla and his family decided it was time to flee their home town of Kfar Nabuda after it was bombed by government...
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Warm Welcome for Syrian Armenians
Thousands of incomers feel they are returning to their historic homeland. By Gayane Mkrtchyan Amid the refugee crisis sparked by the Syrian civil war, the fate of some 17,000 Armenians from Syria who...
Rebuilding Houses and Lives in Wadi al-Dayf
A new project aims to allow displaced families to return. By Darin Hassan Umm Ahmad’s displacement began when her home in the village of Maar Hatat was shelled and reduced to rubble. The 45-year-old...
Supporting Community Life in Syria
Programme helps local initiatives rebuild lives in liberated areas. By Hadia Mansour Alya recently delivered her first child at the Maternity and Child Welfare centre in the town of Hass, in Syria’s...
Afghan Women Empowered to Work
Vocational training programmes prove highly successful in eastern province. By Ahmad Farid Tanha “I used to beg,” said 30-year-old Wahida. “Now, I work as a seamstress and feed my whole family.” ...
Action Urged on Rural Women's Rights
Advances in gender equality have not been consistent around the country by Lina Rustayi The gap between women’s rights in urban areas and more remote districts must be urgently addressed, according...
End in Sight for Last Armenia Quake Refugees?
By Armine Martirosyan President pledges that rehousing programme in country’s second city will be complete by late 2016. A group of Armenians still waiting to be resettled 27 years after a massive...
Sudan: Women's Rights Radio for Nuba Mountains
Local reporters contribute to making shows relevant, and “listener groups” help make sure they are. In the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, information of any kind is in short supply amid an ongoing...
After Syrian Army's Defeat, People Trickle Back to Idlib Towns
By Ahmad al-Akla Displaced people find their homes battered by three years of fighting. Families have begun returning to towns and villages in the southern countryside of Syria’s Idlib province since...
Afghan Militants Find Unemployed Make Easy Recruits
With few jobs available, joining the Taleban may look like the easy option. Afghanistan’s high rate of unemployment is driving young men into the arms of insurgent groups, speakers at a series of...
Afghans Call for More Effective Local Spending
By IWPR staff Provincial needs ignored when budget allocations are decided by central government. Afghan government spending at regional level should be focused on meeting real needs, according to...
Women in Eastern Afghanistan Demand Education
Literacy rates remain poor in Nangarhar despite adult education programmes. Women in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar complain that local government officials have reneged on promises to...
Income Generation for Women Falters in Afghan South
As foreigners leave Helmand, women producing handicrafts say skills will be lost unless new markets can be found. Aisha, 40, once made good money selling her beaded handicrafts at displays and events...
Warm Praise for Afghan Reconstruction Project
Villagers in southeastern region say community-based scheme has carried out hundreds of small-scale projects in the last ten years. By Ahmad Shah - Afghanistan ARR Issue 480, 17 Mar 14 Resident of...
Afghan Youth Debates: Women's Limited Role in Politics Under Threat
Efforts to boost the participation of women in Afghan politics are in serious jeopardy, an IWPR debate has heard. Noor Mohammad Noor, a spokesman for the Independent Elections Commission (IEC), said...
Tackling Heroin Use in Afghan South
New treatment clinic promised for Zabul, but underlying causes run much deeper. By Niaz Mohammad Ziarmal, Abdol Qayum Ajez - Afghanistan ARR Issue 456, 22 May 13 Tall and black-bearded, Mohammad...
Storm Damage Payments Divide East Georgia
Prime minister’s charity group accused of making selective compensation awards. By Tinatin Jvania - Caucasus CRS Issue 673, 28 Jan 13 A charity owned by Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is...
Hurricane Sandy Exposes Cuba's Crumbling Infrastructure
"It's not looking good," official said as winds headed for shore. By Reporters in Cuba - Latin America The devastation caused by the hurricane that hit Cuba in the last week of October was made worse...