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Attention Matters

No one at the children’s home paid much attention to “Rahim.” He never spoke and […]

Kyrgyz culture is very traditional in many ways, with children expected to submissively accept what […]

“Kamil” was that kid in his class. He always had ideas and was a natural […]

Anna was a teacher, a good experienced teacher. But when CDI’s education project director, “Daisy,” […]

When “Julia” started working as a teacher in CDI’s education project at the home for […]

“Sayora” loves her daughter, “Munira”, even though Munira can’t walk at 11 years old. Sayora […]

“Aygul” is a young wife in a Kyrgyz village. She takes care of her children […]

“Samuel” entered the world with cerebral palsy. When he was about 12 years old, his […]

At the age of 20, “Marina” was too old to live in the Jalalabad institution […]

“Lisa” felt very cautious of the enormous animals at the horse therapy stable. After all, […]

When nationwide shut-down for Covid-19 hit Kyrgyzstan, CDI staff Nurgul knew she had to find […]

How do you change people and communities when you can’t go near them? When the […]