Afghanistan: Hospitals are under attack, and children are paying the price
… Others have been forced to leave their jobs or flee, and many patients have been …
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Afghanistan: Cash grants helping people survive and pull through crisis
… for his family, he has been doing small jobs that earn him only around 70 AFN ($0.8) a … 2021, nearly 700,000 people have lost their jobs and nearly 90 per cent of the employed …
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Philippines: Hope after losing loved ones to the conflict
… In our seven years together, he took odd jobs. Months before we last saw him, he worked … house in 2015. Even with all her additional jobs, her family still struggled to find money …
Halima’s testimony: From Baga to Maiduguri’s stadium
… the camp to desperately look for menial daily jobs in town in order to bring back some food … Most of the times however, they found no jobs. After a stay of around a month and a …
Myanmar: Passion and Persistence are Coach Joe’s Mantra for Wheelchair Basketballers
2nd Wheelchair Basketball Workshop with Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation, Yangon "The starting point for anything you do is the passion in your heart. It's my job to bring this passion out on the …
Philippines: Detained mother reunites with daughter after 30 years
" Nasaan ang anak ko? (Where is my daughter)," asked Anne* looking straight at Jennifer*, who was introduced to her by a staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Smiling, …
Nigeria: Changing lives one brick at a time
… to no houses and had to make do with odd jobs and some farm work to get by." Bello … There is also the advantage of providing jobs in a community where livelihood systems … at a time when there were not so many good jobs," said Abubakar. "I have been working on …
Helping the physically disabled in Afghanistan: A lifetime’s work
… Masoud Samimi / ICRC When there were no more jobs available, Alberto started up vocational …
The inspiring journey of Chawan: From disability to inclusion
On this Women’s Day, we bring to you the story of Chawan Muhammed, a 33-year-old from Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She serves as an inspiration to her peers as she continues to support her …
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