Visually impaired women find hope in eastern Afghanistan
Visually impaired women find hope in eastern Afghanistan
Inside a small, makeshift classroom in a village in Nangahar Province in eastern Afghanistan, a group of blind young women are gathered for a lesson in communications. Socially isolated and frequently physically and psychologically abused, women who are visually impaired in Afghanistan spend most of their lives behind closed doors, denied the opportunity to go to school, learn life skills, or start a family.
But in this classroom – and others like it set up by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partner WADAN, the Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan, in two neighbouring provinces – the women come together, socialize, listen to each other’s experiences and learn new skills to help them navigate the world and thrive in it, gaining self-confidence and independence.
Time: 10:00 AM (GMT)
Location: UNHCR Kabul Encashment Centre
