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Exploring New Muscles

Three boys and one girl sat in various positions; two in specially designed chairs, one […]

“I am really afraid of this coming winter. How will I stay warm? How will […]

Little lives are changing in the Belivosk orphanage. Children with special needs are getting an […]

In 2013 the maternal mortality rate of women in Kyrgyzstan was 75 per every 100,000 […]

What is better than teaching young people skills for the future? Helping to develop local […]

Gulnoza is 100 years old. Well, that’s her best guess. She sits all day on […]

Every week volunteers from the community partner with CDI to interact with these kids one-on-one. […]

Kyrgyzstan will soon become a land of frosty mornings and bone-chilling days. Unfortunately, due to […]

“But I’m the teacher for the 5-6 year olds, I need to teach the children […]

Fifteen girls with pixie hair cuts and mismatched clothes gazed on as we transformed their […]

This short film documents life for the Kyrgyz living in the Pamirs of Afghanistan – […]

Kyrgyz living in the Pamir mountains and Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan. Since 2007 CDI has […]