Years of Hardship Take a Toll on Families in Afghanistan
A counseling center, the nation’s first, tries to help battered wives and troubled husbands
Women for Afghan Women is preparing to open another center in the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif this fall. "Our plan is to have a center in every province," Naderi says. "The need is so great. Security is getting worse, and our clients feel as though the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer."
Reader Comments
What fabulous examples of the gender inequality and presence of absolute poverty found in a low income nation! We in the West have very little idea what these women in countries such as Afghanistan face on a daily basis. The truth is MOST people in low inome countries live no better than the poor in the U.S.
Cultural traditions in many low income countries assure that women are kept out of any type of job, so there is no way a woman could support herself, short of prostitution, if she wanted to. Of the 1 billion people in the world living near absolute poverty, 70% are women!
Thanks
Articles that highlight and explain cultural differences and scenarios unknown to us are always helpful. Us westerners may often otherwise remain clueless. More, please.
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