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“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it—always.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
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“Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.”
~Sarah Ban Breathnach
January 22, 2010
Shades of Life
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
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SPECIAL NOTE:
My 15 year old sister got this tattoo a few days ago. She was in a car wreck a couple years ago on her birthday due to a drunk driver. She wasn’t wearing a seat belt, and the car ended up flipping over a few times. The drunk driver came out fine, and my SOBER sister came out with one of her fingers half-way cut off and the others broke, and also road rash all over her legs. She didn’t lose her finger, but she still struggles with her hand to this day. She says that she never wants to lose hope because God gave her the blessing of still being here with us today, and she believes that someone was watching over her that night.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
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Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
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Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Nazia is originally from Kunar province but due to insecurity in her home province they have moved to Jalalabad City. She is smart and always eager to learn to fulfill her dream of getting higher education despite her challenges in life. But because of her disability and financial problems she could not find any job to pursue her higher education. “It was my dream, but it did not come true.” she says.
In Afghanistan, access to higher education continues to be a challenge, especially for women in conservative and remote areas.
But Nazia is not willing to give up just yet. She is determined to be independent economically and so she decided to learn embroidery from her elder sister. “My brother heard about the SALAM project and carried me to Department of Labor Social Affairs Martyrs & Disabled (DOLSA) for the programme for disabled citizens. I gave exam there and luckily got selected.” It is almost 3 months now since she has been working in a local factory, small medium enterprise (SME).
The project supports the beneficiary for a period of six months which is divided in two parts. The first three months is on the job training where Afghanistan Centre for Excellence (ACE), a job creation contractor of SALAM project is responsible for paying the beneficiary. For the first two months $120 and for the third month $180. Once the beneficiary successfully completes the first three months, the second phase begins which is the job placement, here the ACE will only pay 30% payment and 70% by the enterprise.
“I’m very happy. I found my trainer, colleagues and the work environment quite friendly,” says Nazia. Feeling very happy to be a part of this family. Now I have developed my embroidery skill to a great extent.”
Aside from the incentive she receives on a monthly basis, Nazia started her own source of income as part-time by accepting orders from relatives, friends and neighbours.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
A trainee in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project.
There are 25 trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
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Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Nazia is originally from Kunar province but due to insecurity in her home province they have moved to Jalalabad City. She is smart and always eager to learn to fulfill her dream of getting higher education despite her challenges in life. But because of her disability and financial problems she could not find any job to pursue her higher education. “It was my dream, but it did not come true.” she says.
In Afghanistan, access to higher education continues to be a challenge, especially for women in conservative and remote areas.
But Nazia is not willing to give up just yet. She is determined to be independent economically and so she decided to learn embroidery from her elder sister. “My brother heard about the SALAM project and carried me to Department of Labor Social Affairs Martyrs & Disabled (DOLSA) for the programme for disabled citizens. I gave exam there and luckily got selected.” It is almost 3 months now since she has been working in a local factory, small medium enterprise (SME).
The project supports the beneficiary for a period of six months which is divided in two parts. The first three months is on the job training where Afghanistan Centre for Excellence (ACE), a job creation contractor of SALAM project is responsible for paying the beneficiary. For the first two months $120 and for the third month $180. Once the beneficiary successfully completes the first three months, the second phase begins which is the job placement, here the ACE will only pay 30% payment and 70% by the enterprise.
“I’m very happy. I found my trainer, colleagues and the work environment quite friendly,” says Nazia. Feeling very happy to be a part of this family. Now I have developed my embroidery skill to a great extent.”
Aside from the incentive she receives on a monthly basis, Nazia started her own source of income as part-time by accepting orders from relatives, friends and neighbours.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Nazia is originally from Kunar province but due to insecurity in her home province they have moved to Jalalabad City. She is smart and always eager to learn to fulfill her dream of getting higher education despite her challenges in life. But because of her disability and financial problems she could not find any job to pursue her higher education. “It was my dream, but it did not come true.” she says.
In Afghanistan, access to higher education continues to be a challenge, especially for women in conservative and remote areas.
But Nazia is not willing to give up just yet. She is determined to be independent economically and so she decided to learn embroidery from her elder sister. “My brother heard about the SALAM project and carried me to Department of Labor Social Affairs Martyrs & Disabled (DOLSA) for the programme for disabled citizens. I gave exam there and luckily got selected.” It is almost 3 months now since she has been working in a local factory, small medium enterprise (SME).
The project supports the beneficiary for a period of six months which is divided in two parts. The first three months is on the job training where Afghanistan Centre for Excellence (ACE), a job creation contractor of SALAM project is responsible for paying the beneficiary. For the first two months $120 and for the third month $180. Once the beneficiary successfully completes the first three months, the second phase begins which is the job placement, here the ACE will only pay 30% payment and 70% by the enterprise.
“I’m very happy. I found my trainer, colleagues and the work environment quite friendly,” says Nazia. Feeling very happy to be a part of this family. Now I have developed my embroidery skill to a great extent.”
Aside from the incentive she receives on a monthly basis, Nazia started her own source of income as part-time by accepting orders from relatives, friends and neighbours.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms, when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned tailoring on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 beneficiaries like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
A trainee works in a local garments factory in Jalalabad of Nangarhar province.
There are 25 other trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
A trainee works in a local garments factory in Jalalabad of Nangarhar province.
There are 25 other trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Nazia is originally from Kunar province but due to insecurity in her home province they have moved to Jalalabad City. She is smart and always eager to learn to fulfill her dream of getting higher education despite her challenges in life. But because of her disability and financial problems she could not find any job to pursue her higher education. “It was my dream, but it did not come true.” she says.
In Afghanistan, access to higher education continues to be a challenge, especially for women in conservative and remote areas.
But Nazia is not willing to give up just yet. She is determined to be independent economically and so she decided to learn embroidery from her elder sister. “My brother heard about the SALAM project and carried me to Department of Labor Social Affairs Martyrs & Disabled (DOLSA) for the programme for disabled citizens. I gave exam there and luckily got selected.” It is almost 3 months now since she has been working in a local factory, small medium enterprise (SME).
The project supports the beneficiary for a period of six months which is divided in two parts. The first three months is on the job training where Afghanistan Centre for Excellence (ACE), a job creation contractor of SALAM project is responsible for paying the beneficiary. For the first two months $120 and for the third month $180. Once the beneficiary successfully completes the first three months, the second phase begins which is the job placement, here the ACE will only pay 30% payment and 70% by the enterprise.
“I’m very happy. I found my trainer, colleagues and the work environment quite friendly,” says Nazia. Feeling very happy to be a part of this family. Now I have developed my embroidery skill to a great extent.”
Aside from the incentive she receives on a monthly basis, Nazia started her own source of income as part-time by accepting orders from relatives, friends and neighbours.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
A trainee works in a local garments factory in Jalalabad of Nangarhar province.
There are 25 other trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
A trainee works in a local garments factory in Jalalabad of Nangarhar province.
There are 25 other trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Matiullah was two and a half years old, lying in her mother’s arms when the rocket hit.
Accompanied by a deafening blast, the ceiling collapsed on them in a shower of wood and earth. They could see nothing in the clouds of dust.
The rocket attack, which happened during Afghanistan’s long and bloody civil war, left Matiullah with mental and physical scars, as well as a permanent disability.
Despite his disabilities, however, today Matiullah has found work in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and funded by the Government of Finland.
Matiullah learned to tailor on the job, and he is now making a far better living than he did when he was a refugee in Pakistan. “I have plans for the future,” says Matiullah. “I would like to open a small tailoring shop of my own.”
There are 25 trainees like Matiullah working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
A trainee in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project.
There are 25 trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
A trainee in a local garment factory. He is a fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project.
There are 25 trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Trainees in a local garment factory. They are fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project.
There are 25 trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019
Trainees in a local garment factory. They are fortunate beneficiary of UNDP’s Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project.
There are 25 trainees like him working at the same factory, most of them permanently employed.
There is now a rapid acceleration of the SALAM project activities on the ground in Jalalabad city. 300 people are getting grants via the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) component, 600 men and women benefit from the Skill Development/Vocational training programmes, and 200 people have participated in job-creating programmes.
With funding from the Government of Finland, the Support Afghanistan Livelihoods and Mobility (SALAM) project is implemented as a joint intervention between UNDP, ILO and UNHCR and in full partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to reflect the common goals of a variety of actors while recognizing and maintaining their separate mandates and areas of expertise and to seek durable solutions for Afghans in line with the Government’s vision and strategies for employment generation and labour migration.
Photo © UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2019