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Young girl in Afghanistan

Portrait of a young girl from Afghanistan

WNN Photos Young girl attends community based school in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.  (WNN) AFGHANISTAN: A young Afghan girl attends one of the thousands of community based schools supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to make formal education accessible to children. 24 April 2008 Nangarhar, Afghanistan Image: Roger Lemoyne/UN Photo _____________________ ©2011 [...]

Midwife Students Help Prevent Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan

Students in a midwifery school - Nili, Afghanistan

WNN Photos With one of the highest rates of illiteracy in the world at more than 85%, women inside Afghanistan have special needs for empowerment and education. This midwifery school in Nili, Afghanistan is helping to bring healthcare to mothers in the face of a severe lack of health workers in the region. Annually approximately [...]

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