Creative Despite War: A Film On Afghanistan’s Most Resilient Artists
GOOD
April 26th, 2013
Despite thirty years of conflict, Afghanistan is still home to multiple artists who are part of a blossoming movement that affirms the resilience and strength of humanity and hope.
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dowser
April 4th, 2013
The Afghan Dreamers Project is aiming to tell the stories of triumph and accomplishment in Afghanistan that have been largely overshadowed by more than a decade of war.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Students Of DIY Workshop Make First Skateboards In Afghanistan
GOOD
February 6th, 2013
Skateistan, which began as a Kabul-based NGO and now operates in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Pakistan, focuses on reaching out to children by using skateboarding as a tool for developing leadership opportunities, trust, and friendships- and then provides access to education and platforms for self-expression that break cycles of poverty and exclusion.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Why a Grateful Father Helped Raise $1.1 Million to Help Veterans
The Christian Science Monitor
September 2nd, 2012
Since he was not forced to send his children to war, he believes it is his responsibility to donate part of his wealth to the rehabilitation and care of veterans.
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KDVR.com
June 19th, 2012
They’re unwanted animals, abandoned at the dog shelter. But an Englewood charity is training them to be priceless companions to injured military members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Women Take The Stage Against Taliban
IPS
April 7th, 2013
Women in the northern provinces of Pakistan are not allowing the Taliban’s ban on theatre to stop them from creating and participating in productions.
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VoiceofAmerica
February 13th, 2013
After participating in Project Artemis, a program that aims to bring Afghan women entrepreneurs to the U.S. for an intensive business skills course, several Afghan businesswomen have been able to supplement their own businesses and teach others about management, marketing and leadership.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Afghan Female Artist Beats The Odds
VoiceofAmerica
January 31st, 2013
23 year-old Afghan artist Malina Suliman risks her life to create art in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, in order to share with the public, through visual representations, of what she feels are the greatest problems and challenges of her generation.
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The Real News
July 25th, 2012
The Afghan Peace Volunteers wanted so much to connect with other human voices that a growing number of peacemakers and I helped them to organize an international program called the ‘Global Days of Listening.’ In their hunger to find friends, these Afghan youth changed my life.
Read More (+2 rating) Loading ...What Would Youth Do with $1 Trillion?
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December 12th, 2011
The American Friends Service Committee and National Priorities Project are pleased to offer young people a chance to lift their voice by submitting a video to the If I Had a Trillion Dollars National Youth Video Festival.
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