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Sitting Up for the First Time

Elina is a cheerful four-year-old girl. Her smile is big, though the rest of her […]

When Nicola joined the Youth Project in Jalalabad, she didn’t think she would get much […]

Last October, fifteen midwives and nurses from small villages in Kyrgyzstan’s southern mountains gathered for […]

CDI has a small team working on community development in the midst of a Roma […]

Early on, it was apparent that Mukaram had significant learning difficulties. Her pace of learning […]

Miriam looked nervously around the room. Fourteen other women sat around her, eager to hear […]

On the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital city, kids from the city and surrounding villages […]

Young, homeless, and a new mother, Aruzat lay exhausted in the hospital room with nothing […]

The three women sat around the low table, their knees tucked under them on the […]

Women in Kyrgyzstan face many risks associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care and support. […]

“Can you make it come out, please?” “Help me, can’t you make my cervix dilate […]

Krygyz people love to party. Holidays like New Years, the spring No’oruz celebration, Women’s day, […]