In 2021, when the Taliban took over power in Afghanistan, many changes took place not only politically but also socially.
Many dramas took place in front of the eyes of the whole world. Mothers and fathers who had to give up their children willingly to save their future; thousands of people who risked their lives to get out of the country as soon as possible... And many more tragedies that we did not see, did not know, were not shown remained a secret.
The Taliban's control of the country's administration has led to major changes in social life, economy, health and many other things. The exclusion of women and girls from social life, the deterioration of the economy day by day, the disruptions in the field of health have caused the Afghan people to face much greater difficulties. One of the most important of these for human life is hunger, and unfortunately, children are the most affected by this situation...
In Afghanistan, 3.2 million children face acute malnutrition. Extreme poverty, which has increased since the Taliban took over, is one of the biggest factors in the emergence of this situation. Mothers, who are waiting helplessly for their children to regain their health, are witnessing the disappearance of their children in front of their eyes. Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban government’s deputy spokesman, said that they inherited the problem of poverty and malnutrition, which has been exacerbated by natural disasters such as floods and climate change, and that the international community should increase humanitarian aid and not link it to political and internal issues. The fact that the health system is not functioning properly and that adequate nutrition is not provided with this, deepens the hunger problem day by day.
International Blue Crescent Foundation (IBC), which closely follows the difficulties experienced by the Afghan people and stands by them in every difficult situation, continues to provide relief. IBC, which has previously provided many reliefs such as tents, hot meals, blankets and food packages, continues to distribute food packages with great care in order to solve the hunger problem. In line with this line, monthly food packages were distributed to 250 families in need together with IDRF Canada.
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Just one of the children waiting for the food distribution... |
In addition to all this support, Vocational and Educational Community Centre (VECC), which was launched in Mazar-i-Sharif last year in cooperation with IDRF Canada and this year graduated its first graduates with vocational qualifications in tailoring, carpentry and carpet weaving, continues to provide training at full speed to reintegrate women and vulnerable people into social life.
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It is aimed to provide vocational training to a total of 600 needy people within a year. The training process continues at the VECC in tailoring, carpentry and carpet weaving branches.
As IBC, we will continue to extend our helping hand to those in need and support them with great devotion.
