by Matthias Stechert | Feb 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
WASH Project in Chaiyabuk, Northeast Afghanistan Our project manager reports: In this village – about 1 ½ hours by car from our office in Faizabad – we are running a WASH (Water, Sanitation and strong Hygiene) project. The aim is to reduce hygiene-related...
by Matthias Stechert | Jan 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Not far from the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, over 400 families live in the settlement of Sharak-e Mustafa. They are almost exclusively widows with their half-orphans. Last spring we were able to provide them with food, as their income was insufficient due to...
by Matthias Stechert | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 2014, they were driven out of Shingal (also: “Sinjar”) by IS and many of them were murdered, others were kidnapped as slaves. They belong to the Yazidi people (their proper name is: Ezidy or Esiden). The Esids have counted: The IS attack was the 74th...
by Matthias Stechert | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The ethnic group of the “Chalou”, also called “Jat”, leads a shadowy existence in Afghanistan. Chalous are often considered “morally unclean,” or generally dirty or unclean. They have a hard time finding a decent job....
by Matthias Stechert | Nov 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
In Central Asia, people with disabilities, e.g. deaf people, have a hard time finding adequate work to feed themselves and their families anyway. This problem has been greatly intensified by the corona pandemic. Many were suddenly completely without income and...
by Matthias Stechert | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize goes to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This was announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee last Friday in Oslo. After the number of people suffering from hunger has decreased significantly since 2000, it has...
