The Story of Habiba Like many Afghans, Habiba, 30, was seeking relief from poverty. The mother of four was struggling to make ends meet. The remittance of Habiba’s husband from...
The Story of Nooria Following a stroke that paralyzed her husband, Sakhidad, Nooria, mother to their four children, had to become the breadwinner. She started selling bread baked in a...
The Story of Abdul Wahab Abdul Wahab, 46, overcame the daily struggles from his disability through hard work and determination. Banking on the metalworking and entrepreneurial skills he acquired from...
Story of Sitara Sitara Anwari is more than just a beautician. She is an inspiration to the Afghan youth, a generation that has grown amidst protracted conflict and economic struggle....
The Story of Hawa Reconnecting with her home country has not been easy for Hawa , a returnee from Pakistan and her family including Mohammad Azim, Hawa’s husband and their...
The story of Sayed Amanullah Sayed Amanullah, 33, the breadwinner of a family of seven, started out with a tiny shop in his neighborhood, supplying household fuel such as gas,...
THE STORY OF Lajaward Lajward, 48, is a participant of MISFA’s Targeting the Ultra-Poor (TUP) project in Balkh Province.Since joining TUP a year ago, she has been on a path...
When Jamaluddin lost all his savings and asset to his car sale business that went bankrupt in 2013, he was desperate. The 45-year old breadwinner was supporting his wife, three...
Mazari, a 38-year old Afghan woman, returned to Afghanistan from Iran with her family four years ago. Since settling in the Nahr-e-Shahi district of Balkh province, she and her husband,...
Nader Hussain was striving to establish a side business as his salary as a watchman at a government-run factory could not meet the household expenses, despite some perks. "They provide...
