Parents of children with disabilities in Tajikistan were delighted to see their children participating in awareness activities together with 2,500 school students, 200 teachers and 600 people from local associations and authorities.
Mission East challenges prejudices and the taboo surrounding disability in Tajikistan. At the same time, children with disabilities and their families receive information about their right to public benefits.
Two paintings by the same Yazidi woman, a year apart, show a development in which she has reclaimed her head and thoughts - and her stolen human dignity, says the Danish artist.
Massive monsoon rains caused the soil to loosen and topple over houses in Nepal's mountains. Now 1,500 homeless people receive food and other basic emergency aid.