Afghanistan

Blog Post:  Celebrating International Women's Day in Afghanistan ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment

Mercy Corps Afghanistan celebrated International Women's Day in Kabul with bunches of flowers and gifts for female staff.

Blog Post:  Going to Lashkar Gah ›

Topics: Conflict & War

It is six o' clock of the morning of January 5. It is still dark and cold. The vehicle waiting outside of my house is honking its horn.

Blog Post:  How about 30,000 teachers to Afghanistan? ›

Topics: Conflict & War

Yesterday I spoke to Oregon Public Broadcasting's Emily Harris about the humanitarian perspective on President Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.

Blog Post:  Today's Afghan businesswoman ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Economic Development

Since I first met her eight years ago in Kabul, Storai has grown into the confident and competent leader of an institution that provides small loans to 9,800 clients, 65 percent of whom are women.

Blog Post:  Hot as an anvil in Afghanistan ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Economic Development

On this visit to Afghanistan, I headed out to an area I have not visited before: Jalalabad, a two-hour drive to the east that requires winding through gorges and sharpened mountain terrain.

Blog Post:  Invest in Afghanistan's mothers ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Microfinance, Financial Services, Economic Development, Conflict & War

After years of war and oppression, the mothers of Afghanistan can now step out of their homes and into the marketplace. Microfinance helps mothers, who in turn build stronger, healthier families and communities.

One Table:  Invest in Afghanistan's mothers ›

Topics: Microfinance, Women's Empowerment

After years of war and oppression, the mothers of Afghanistan can now step out of their homes and into the marketplace. Microfinance helps mothers, who in turn build stronger, healthier families and communities.

Blog Post:  Renewing a family’s dream of land ›

Topics: Rural, Food/Nutrition, Economic Development, Agriculture

Good agricultural land is considered more valuable than gold treasure in northern Afghanistan — unless your land is constantly under floodwaters.

Optimism and Hope Takes Root ›

For the people of Afghanistan, conflict and uncertainty has been a constant in their lives. But as the dust settles, new opportunities are taking root.