Chinese solar power project aligns with Suriname's energy strategy: minister

STORY: Chinese solar power project aligns with Suriname's energy strategy: minister SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Paramaribo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the microgrid photovoltaic project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID ABIAMOFO, Suriname's Minister of Natural Resources 3. various of the microgrid photovoltaic project 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID ABIAMOFO, Suriname's Minister of Natural Resources STORYLINE: Suriname's minister of natural resources says the rural microgrid photovoltaic project undertaken by a Chinese company in Suriname is in line with the country's energy strategy. The minister, David Abiamofo, also says the project has improved the lives of people in disadvantaged inland areas in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID ABIAMOFO, Suriname's Minister of Natural Resources "It's a very positive project we have been executing now, there is a need for 24/7 electricity. The government is providing diesel fuel f

Australian universities call for free places for disadvantaged students

STORY: Australian universities call for free places for disadvantaged students SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of university students on campus 2. various of tutorial rooms in Australian National University (ANU) STORYLINE: The peak body for Australia's universities has urged the government to fund free degrees in areas of skills needed to address workforce shortages. Universities Australia (UA) on Monday published its pre-budget submission to the federal government, making the case for fee-free university places for disadvantaged students to help employers overcome skilled worker shortages. According to the UA, the number of students enrolled in higher education in Australia fell by 5 percent between 2021 and 2022. In order to meet workforce needs for a future where half of new jobs are projected to require a university degree, UA acting chief executive Renee Hindmarsh said higher education partic

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action Against The Exclusion Of The Most Disadvantaged - Paris

Action in Montmartre by the ONG "medecon du monde" against the exclusion of the most disadvantaged, as part of the 2024 Olympics by 'invisibilising" them, in Paris, France on December 15, 2023. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Top Madagascar court confirms Rajoelina's re-election as president

STORY: Top Madagascar court confirms Rajoelina's re-election as president SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy): ANDRY RAJOELINA, President-elect of Madagascar 2. various of Rajoelina 3. various of people inside HCC's building STORYLINE: Madagascar's High Constitutional Court (HCC) on Friday confirmed President Andry Rajoelina's victory in the Nov. 16 presidential election. According to the final results proclaimed by the HCC, Rajoelina secured 58.96 percent of the votes cast, surpassing the required 50 percent threshold for a first-round victory. "I will be the president of all the Malagasy people," Rajoelina told reporters on Friday. He highlighted initial priorities for his new mandate, particularly focusing on "assisting the most disadvantaged and revitalizing industrialization." He also called on "all those willing to contribute to the country's development" to offer their support. SO

Gerard Collomb Visits Toulouse And Balma

Gerard Collomb Visits Toulouse And Balma

The french Interior Minister Gerard Collomb traveled to Toulouse and Balma, France, on March 9, 2018. He took advantage of this trip to support the establishment of the Daily Police (Police de Securite du Quotidien), which represents a deployment of forces of order in disadvantaged neighborhoods, for greater proximity with the population. Photo by Patrick Batard / ABACAPRESS.com

Gerard Collomb Visits Toulouse And Balma

Gerard Collomb Visits Toulouse And Balma

The french Interior Minister Gerard Collomb traveled to Toulouse and Balma, France, on March 9, 2018. He took advantage of this trip to support the establishment of the Daily Police (Police de Securite du Quotidien), which represents a deployment of forces of order in disadvantaged neighborhoods, for greater proximity with the population. Photo by Patrick Batard / ABACAPRESS.com

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Olga Morales-Pate, CEO, Rural Community Assistance Program, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Olga Morales-Pate, CEO, Rural Community Assistance Program, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Olga Morales-Pate, CEO, Rural Community Assistance Program, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Olga Morales-Pate, CEO, Rural Community Assistance Program, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

John Byrum, Executive Director, Nueces River Authority appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

John Byrum, Executive Director, Nueces River Authority appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

John Byrum, Executive Director, Nueces River Authority appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Football uplifts disadvantaged girls in Zimbabwe

STORY: Football uplifts disadvantaged girls in Zimbabwe DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:47 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of girls doing drills 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMY KARASA, Soccer Player 3. more drills and a coach talking to the team 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RUTH CHANTEL, Soccer Player 5. various of training 6. a soccer player talking to her parents 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): GAMUCHIRAI TSABORA, Soccer Player 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona): PAMELA ZIVARE, Parent 10. shot of a programs manager talking to the players 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): PEARL GAMBIZA, Programs Manager, Young Achievement Sports Development (YASD) 12. shot of a girl washing plates 13. shot of children standing outside their home and a coach talking to her team 14. SOUNDBITE 6 (Shona): MERCY HUMBIRA, Coach 15. shot of players STORYLINE: From the dusty playgrounds of Hatcliffe Extension, a low-income settlement on the outskirts of the capital Harare, ten girls from disadvantaged backgrounds will hoist Zimbabwe'

(SP)ZIMBABWE-HARARE-SOCCER

(SP)ZIMBABWE-HARARE-SOCCER

(221005) -- HARARE, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of Team Zimbabwe for the Street Child World Cup practice before departing for Doha, in Hatcliffe, Zimbabwe on Oct. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Football uplifts disadvantaged girls in Zimbabwe" (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

(SP)ZIMBABWE-HARARE-SOCCER

(SP)ZIMBABWE-HARARE-SOCCER

(221005) -- HARARE, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of Team Zimbabwe for the Street Child World Cup practice before departing for Doha, in Hatcliffe, Zimbabwe on Oct. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Football uplifts disadvantaged girls in Zimbabwe" (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

(SP)ZIMBABWE-HARARE-SOCCER

(SP)ZIMBABWE-HARARE-SOCCER

(221005) -- HARARE, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Coach Mercy Humbira (1st R) speaks with her players after a practice match in Hatcliffe, Zimbabwe on Oct. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Football uplifts disadvantaged girls in Zimbabwe" (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

U.S. failure to manage COVID-19 exposes social inequality issues: Turkish expert

STORY: U.S. failure to manage COVID-19 exposes social inequality issues: Turkish expert DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic, Istanbul-based Marmara University 2. various of hospital and street views in the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic, Istanbul-based Marmara University STORYLINE: A Turkish expert has said that the U.S. government's failure to properly manage the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the social inequality deeply rooted in the country. Baris Doster, an academic at the Istanbul-based Marmara University, made the remarks during a recent interview with Xinhua. Soundbite 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic, Istanbul-based Marmara University "The situation in which the U.S. health system has fallen in the pandemic, the number of deaths, the number of cases, and the emergence of the poor as more disadvantaged groups in accessing health care, for example, those who are U

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SOLAR BACKPACKS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SOLAR BACKPACKS

(220331) -- GABORONE, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kedumetse Liphi, the 31-year-old innovative creator of Chedza Solar Backpacks, shows a solar backpack in Gaborone, Botswana, on March 21, 2022. In the first week of April, disadvantaged children in Botswana villages such as Tshono, Mokhomba, Lefoko and Sevrelela will receive Chedza Solar Backpacks that will enable them to study at night. (Photo by Sharon Tshipa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Solar backpacks aid students' learning, clean energy uptake in Botswana

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SOLAR BACKPACKS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SOLAR BACKPACKS

(220331) -- GABORONE, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chedza Solar Backpacks are pictured in Gaborone, Botswana, on March 21, 2022. In the first week of April, disadvantaged children in Botswana villages such as Tshono, Mokhomba, Lefoko and Sevrelela will receive Chedza Solar Backpacks that will enable them to study at night. (Photo by Sharon Tshipa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Solar backpacks aid students' learning, clean energy uptake in Botswana

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SOLAR BACKPACKS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SOLAR BACKPACKS

(220331) -- GABORONE, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kedumetse Liphi, the 31-year-old innovative creator of Chedza Solar Backpacks, shows a solar backpack in Gaborone, Botswana, on March 21, 2022. In the first week of April, disadvantaged children in Botswana villages such as Tshono, Mokhomba, Lefoko and Sevrelela will receive Chedza Solar Backpacks that will enable them to study at night. (Photo by Sharon Tshipa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Solar backpacks aid students' learning, clean energy uptake in Botswana

CHINA-HUNAN-BEDROOM RENOVATION PROGRAM (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-BEDROOM RENOVATION PROGRAM (CN)

(220206) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated combo photo shows the room of fourteen-year-old Mei (pseudonym) before renovation (top) and after renovation (bottom) in Liling City, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH: "Feature: Bedroom renovation program benefits disadvantaged children" (Liling Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC)/Handout via Xinhua)

CHINA-HUNAN-BEDROOM RENOVATION PROGRAM (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-BEDROOM RENOVATION PROGRAM (CN)

(220206) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated combo photo shows the room of fourteen-year-old Yue (pseudonym) before renovation (top) and after renovation (bottom) in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH: "Feature: Bedroom renovation program benefits disadvantaged children" (Hetan District Committee in Zhuzhou of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC)/Handout via Xinhua)

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

★The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gen

Japanese business leaders call for Thailand to join TPP

Japanese business leaders call for Thailand to join TPP

Akio Mimura (L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Boontak Wungcharoen, chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association, attend a joint news conference in Bangkok on Feb. 2, 2016, after the one-day Thailand-Japan Economic Forum. Mimura said Thailand will be disadvantaged if it decides not to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Makeshift diners for needy children sprouting up in Tokyo area

Makeshift diners for needy children sprouting up in Tokyo area

Photo taken March 10, 2016 in Tokyo's Ota Ward shows a mother and her children having meals at DanDan Kodomo Shokudo, a makeshift diner for children from disadvantaged family backgrounds, with Hiroko Kondo (L back), who opened the diner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo