A Beautiful Land of High Mountains, Deep History and Contemporary Lessons for Humanitarians

Article by Dominique Bénard: Psychologist, vocational guidance adviser and trusted Consultant for RET International. In February 2013, for the first time, I flew over the mountains of the Hindu Kush in a small Cessna. This was the only way to reach Fayzabad, at the northeastern tip of Afghanistan. The landscapes under the wings of theContinue reading “A Beautiful Land of High Mountains, Deep History and Contemporary Lessons for Humanitarians”

Our Thoughts on Protecting Young Afghan Women

In 2007, many Afghan refugees who had fled to Pakistan, the majority since 2001, and some from prior waves of migration related to the Taliban rule, and earlier, the Soviet invasion, began to return as a consequence of repatriation programmes. However, once back in Afghanistan, many young returnees found themselves excluded from the educational systemContinue reading “Our Thoughts on Protecting Young Afghan Women”

RET’s Long-standing Commitment Recognised in Afghanistan

  RET’s concern for the plight of Afghan refugees dates back to our inception. For over a decade RET has accompanied Afghan communities, when they fled to Pakistan and upon their return in Afghanistan. This November RET’s commitment was granted both the Award from the Upper House of the National Assembly of Afghanistan and theContinue reading “RET’s Long-standing Commitment Recognised in Afghanistan”

Improving Business Skills – Creating Sustainable Livelihoods

  On a cold winter morning, when all else is calm, a burst of activity rises from RET’s Community Learning Centre in Fayzabad. Twenty-two young business owners from different trades – shopkeepers, carpenters, blacksmiths, farmers – have gathered in the training room. The atmosphere is friendly, but focused. Some are engaged in discussions with RET’sContinue reading “Improving Business Skills – Creating Sustainable Livelihoods”

The RET opens a new Women’s Learning Centre in Fayzabad, Afghanistan

  Building on the solid experiences gained from its Women’s Learning Centre in Parwan province, the RET recently opened a similar but even bigger centre in Fayzabad, the provincial capital of Badakhshan in northern Afghanistan. In Parwan more than 240 women over the last three years received remedial classes to obtain the 6th grade certificate.Continue reading “The RET opens a new Women’s Learning Centre in Fayzabad, Afghanistan”

75 students Successfully Finish the School Year (Afghanistan)

Parwan (Afghanistan) – May 1st, 2012 – On the first of May, the Women’s Community Learning Centre in Charikar (Parwan Province – Afghanistan) celebrated its annual Graduation Ceremony. During the event, 75 students who successfully finished the programme were awarded with officially accredited certificates. The Centre in Charikar allows out-of-normal-school-age women to finish primary schoolContinue reading “75 students Successfully Finish the School Year (Afghanistan)”

Women’s Community Learning Centre in Parwan Celebrates International Women’s Day

  Parwan (Afghanistan) – 8 March 2012 – For the first time since the inauguration of the Women’s Community Learning Centre in Charikar (Parwan Province – Afghanistan) three years ago, the Centre celebrated the International Women’s Day. The celebration was an occasion to highlight the achievements of three years of intensive work in the CentreContinue reading “Women’s Community Learning Centre in Parwan Celebrates International Women’s Day”

Interview with Jamila Nawazi, Teacher Administrator’s Assistant, Community Learning Centre Parwan, Afghanistan

Global Newsletter – January 2012 (Afghanistan) Jamila, can you tell us something about how the Community Learning Centre is contributing to peace in Afghanistan?   In my point of view, the fact that it has been three years now that we have been educating more than hundred women in the center is already a hugeContinue reading “Interview with Jamila Nawazi, Teacher Administrator’s Assistant, Community Learning Centre Parwan, Afghanistan”