EMPLOYMENT

When the Taliban withdrew in 2001, they left behind an impoverished country with an unemployment rate higher than 40%.  Illiteracy and lack of job skills made it hard for the survivors of the war years to find jobs, especially the millions of widows.  All of this was compounded by the streams of millions of refugees returning from Pakistan and Iran in hopes of reclaiming a life in their own country.

The government and international aid programs tackle training and development needs with limited success.  But these examples of small-scale projects show what can be done.

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AWWSOM	Turquoise Mountain Foundation
Shuhada Women Training Center	Boumi