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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 […]

In April, staff from CDI’s Jalalabad office attended a meeting with city officials, other NGOs, […]

At one of our health seminars there was a women attending we’ll call “Noor”. Noor […]

“Golda” was surviving. After her husband died, she and her daughter got by with her […]

Meet Madina, she’s been living in a Chidren’s home most of her life. She’s only […]

Lately the children in the children’s home have been learning a lot of new things. […]

Turaim is 6 years old. Problems with her birth left her unable to walk normally, […]

My name is Farohiddin. I am 14 years old, in the 9th grade. Last summer, I […]

Weather is changing, along with the leaves in Kyrgyzstan, and as children finish their first quarter […]