Afghan women prepare to weave a traditional rug.
Photo: Canada in Afghanistan/Flickr

Dit zijn verhalen over drie gewone mensen — gewone vrouwen, om precies te zijn. Twee van hen wonen in Syrië, de een als vluchteling, de ander als jonge moeder. De derde woont in Afghanistan en het klinkt misschien raar, maar haar leven ziet er vergeleken bij de andere twee nog tamelijk zonnig uit.

Twee bijdragen van IWPR’s Damascus Bureau, zoals gebruikelijk onder pseudoniem geschreven:

WHEN THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE

Displacement from Hama leads to disaster. 

Sabah and her family left their home in Kfar Nbuda in a daze. The government had given residents 24 hours to get out, and all of a sudden the 58-year-old found herself homeless with nowhere to go.

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LIFE IN SYRIA

Programme helps local initiatives rebuild lives in liberated areas. 

Alya recently delivered her first child at the Maternity and Child Welfare centre in the town of Hass, in Syria’s Idlib province. All her care was absolutely free, which came as a great relief to the 22-year-old.

“Pregnant women are in desperate need of free healthcare. These days most families live below the poverty line, and cannot afford to seek care at private hospitals.”
— Alya

Hoe vrouwen in Afghanistan de kans krijgen om in het levensonderhoud van hun familie te voorzien - een verslag in het kader van IWPR’s Promoting Human Rights and Good Governance in Afghanistan programma:

AFGHAN WOMEN EMPOWERED TO WORK

Vocational training programmes prove highly successful in eastern province. 

“I used to beg,” said 30-year-old Wahida. “Now, I work as a seamstress and feed my whole family.”