CARE Assists the Flood Affected people in North Afghanistan
CARE Afghanistan provided relief assistance to flood affected families in north of Afghanistan. This assistance included essential non-food items and river-stabilization materials.

Asia 2008: Background brief
Asia is in the midst of dynamic and rapid change. Yet, one thing has not changed – poverty. Despite the impressive economic growth in the region led by India and China, Asia is home to two-thirds of the world’s poor.

Behind the Burqa
Women Gain Financial Freedom and Increasing Independence 
The clothesline outside the house held several bright blue burqas. They were bunched up not drying, but as if tossed by their owners before going into the house. The women came from throughout the neighborhood, covered, anonymous and interchangeable except for their shoes.