Posts Tagged ‘ Afghanistan ’

Heeding the Voice of Youth to Save Youth

Jul 30th, 2014 | By
Afghan schoolgirls [photo credit: womenthrive.org]

By Suzanne York, www.howmany.org An unsettling article in the New York Times recently highlighted how the world is failing to protect and educate youth, especially girls.  At the same time, the article underscores how important education is for adults too, in order to help them protect children. The piece – Struggling to Keep Afghan Girl
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Looking for Hope in Afghanistan

Jan 27th, 2012 | By
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By Suzanne York, HowMany.org, January 26, 2012   Most of the news we get about Afghanistan is negative and depressing. This is especially true where womens’ rights and reproductive health are concerned. But if we look hard, there are signs of hope. First, some cold hard facts. The population of Afghanistan today is 31 million
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