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NOOR celebrates another ophthalmologist
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: In May 2011 the NOOR Eye Care Program celebrated Dr. Noorullah's successful completion of the NOOR Residency in Ophthalmology.read more
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Nuristan Anniversary
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: THANK YOU for your support!A year ago, on August 5th 2010, ten members of the Nuristan Eye Camp team were killed in southern Badakhshan.read more
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Peace Day Match
Summary Thumbnail: UNAMA organised a friendly wheelchair basketball match at the IAM Orthopedic Workshop and Physiotherapy Centre.read more
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World Mental Health Day
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: World Mental Health Day was held on the 10th October, it was celebrated in Herat with the Deputy Governor, the Health Director of Herat Province, and a...
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Tom Little wins AAO Award
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) announced that Tom Little has been poshumously awarded the AAO-Essilor Award for Outstanding International...
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2011 ILD Graduation
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: On Wednesday 14th December, 17 students graduated from the Institute of Leadership Development (ILD) in Kabul.read more
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NOOR approach shown to make a positive, lasting impact
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: In her article for Bloomberg, "Recycling Eyeglasses Is a Feel-Good Waste of Money", Virginia Postrel explains why donating used glasses to developing...
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Maimana wins Wheelchair Basketball Championship
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: IAM's wheelchair basketball team from Maimana, in rural Faryab province, won first place in the first Afghan National Wheelchair Basketball tournament on June...
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Former IAM Team Members publish Munji language study
Summary Thumbnail: Daniela Beyer and Simone Beck, both former IAM team members, have published an in-depth study on the minority Munji language in northern Afghanistan. read more
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20th Annual World Mental Health Day Celebrated in Herat
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: On October 10th, Herat recognized World Mental Health Day with a celebration that included 300 guests.read more
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Mental Health Training Centre-Herat
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: The mental health clinic was constructed by IAM in 2006 and expanded in 2010. It is a training centre where many doctors, nurses, midwives, and other allied...
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Tahmina's story: giving voice in a safe place
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: Tahmina* was a young woman, who was brought to the clinic, by her father and sister. When she presented to the clinic, she was lying motionless on a bed....
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2013 International day of persons with disability: Faryab
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: The International Day of Persons with Disability was celebrated in style on the third of December in Maimana. The event was a joint effort by several...
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EFL-Maimana
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: English as a Foreign Language Project opened in Maimana City the capital of Faryab Province in May 2013. Taking advantage of the positive relationship...
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2013 Ophthalmic Technician graduation
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: In September 2013, 11 students graduated from the two-year Ophthalmic Technician Training Programme. Three of them were females, and eight of them were male....
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A year of change for Hamida: the girl from Herat
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: I am Hamida from Herat. I am deaf, and when I speak I stutter, because of this I am depressed and hopeless. Everyone around me told me I was worthless, and...
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A ten kilogram cake for a ten year anniversary!
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: Silk Road English Centre (SREC) in the Northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif celebrated the milestone of ten years this past November. read more
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Birth and Life Saving Skills: Baba Safdar
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: Baba Safdar is an elderly man, who has become one of our greatest advocates, in teaching men’s Birth and Life Saving Skills (BLiSS) in our community. Every...
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Breaking the pattern of unethical healthcare: MHTC-H
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: Ethical treatment of patients and their right to fair treatment are standards medical professionals value globally. The significance of ethical standards is...
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Weaving for bread: a widow's story
Summary Thumbnail: Title Background Image: I am a widow from Qizil Qishlaq a village in Faryab province located in the north-west of Afghanistan. Several years ago, my husband was killed in a traffic...
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