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Education Options for Girls in Remote Afghanistan
CRS opens a school that allows girls to avoid early marriage and get an education.
Surviving Drought in Afghanistan—With Potatoes
CRS shows farmers use long-term storage that helps them adapt to severe weather and poor harvests.
Education Comes to Remote Afghanistan Villages
CRS is making school more accessible in rural Afghanistan, helping girls who would otherwise stay home and miss out on an education.
Remote Afghan Village Embraces New School
CRS-supported schools make education possible, especially for girls, in regions where a long walk to school is arduous and fraught with dangers.
Clean Water for Remote Afghanistan Village
Filters supply drinking water, improve health and take the first step toward a larger system that will bring safe water into homes.
Nepal Quake Home Reconstruction
A mother becomes a mason and secures valuable skills for her family and community.
CRS Responds as Cyclone Fani Slams into India and Bangladesh
Nepal Earthquake: From Recovery to Resilience
CRS helps survivors build their lives back better.
Nepal Quake: Housing, Income, Environment Top Recovery Goals
This April marks four years since Nepal’s devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which claimed 8,669 lives and destroyed more than 500,000 homes.
Nearly one-third of the country’s population—about 8 million people—were affected. CRS and our partner, Caritas Nepal, have been supporting...
10 Ways to Help the World on Earth Day
Make the world a greener and better place to live this Earth Day.
