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Skills and jobs: part of the answer to ending child marriage in Afghanistan?

Su, Private Sector Devt Programme Manager, Afghanistan, 18 July 2014 - Afghanistan, Asia, Economic Development, Girls & Women

I recently joined DFID Afghanistan as the Private Sector Development Programme Manager, and my first "trip out" was to a programme I manage called Zardozi. It was already warm at 7:30am as I set off to meet 3 women - …

Mafia style education

Ian Attfield, Education Adviser, 31 October 2013 - Education, Tanzania

A little education can go a long way and provide young people with the competitive edge over their neighbours. This message really sunk home to me on a visit to Mafia: a beautiful, unspoilt Indian Ocean island off the coast …

Realising dreams – Skills for a better life

Fatimah, Private Sector Development Adviser, DFID Pakistan, 13 August 2013 - Economic Development, Pakistan

The visible abundance successfully veils the deprivation of a vast majority - how easily one can be deceived by the expansive lush green crop fields and mango laden trees, I thought as I drove down south Punjab on a day …

A wave of optimism in Pakistan

Moazzam Malik, Director, West Asia and Stabilisation Division, 30 July 2013 - Pakistan

I have been working in and on Pakistan for many years, starting there as an economist in the 1980s. It is perhaps the most exciting and challenging partner country for anyone interested in development. It has it all – conflict …

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Skills and jobs: part of the answer to ending child marriage in Afghanistan?

Mafia style education

Realising dreams – Skills for a better life

A wave of optimism in Pakistan

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