TANZANIA-CHINA-AID PROJECT-BILHARZIA CONTROL

TANZANIA-CHINA-AID PROJECT-BILHARZIA CONTROL

(240803) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Katibu Mkuu Habiba (2nd R), principal secretary of the Zanzibar Ministry of Health, inspects the schistosomiasis laboratory with the accompany of the experts of the China-aid project on schistosomiasis control in Pemba Island, Tanzania, on July 31, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tanzania praises Chinese aid project for bilharzia control" (China-aid Project on Schistosomiasis Control in Zanzibar experts group/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Egyptian charity kitchen continues providing free meals during Ramadan amid soaring inflation

STORY: Egyptian charity kitchen continues providing free meals during Ramadan amid soaring inflation DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers packing iftar meals outside Al-Rahman Kitchen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED GAMAL BASIOUNY, Founder of Al-Rahman Kitchen 3. various of volunteers packing iftar meals 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMED GAMAL BASIOUNY, Founder of Al-Rahman Kitchen 5. various of volunteers packing iftar meals 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): YEHIA AYMAN, Volunteer 7. various of volunteers preparing iftar meals 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): HABIBA SHAWKY, Volunteer STORYLINE: Ramadan is a particularly busy month for Al-Rahman Kitchen, from where thousands of meals, all free of charge, are prepared and dispatched across the Egyptian capital of Cairo every day. During the holy month, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, without eating or drinking anything. Al-Rahman Kitchen provides at sunset free iftar (fast-breaking) meals to fasti

Afghan women get back to business in Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Afghan women get back to business in Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MAWLAWI QUDRATULLAH TAREQ, Mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): MAWLAWI QUDRATULLAH TAREQ, Mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Dari): ZAHRA SEDIQI, Worker STORYLINE: Habiba Amini runs a tailoring shop in Rabia Balkhi Bazaar, the only market in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif city where women run their own businesses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner "So far, I've created new jobs for 40 seamstresses." Amini's workshop was opened by Mawlawi Qudratullah Tareq, mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif couple of weeks ago. She is more than thankful to the mayor for supporting her and other women who want or need to work. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner "Mayor Tareq is very supportive. He under