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03Aug

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Always fight for life. The story of M. and her mother N.

Always fight for life The story of M. and her mother N. When the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in August 2021, those who could, tried to reach the airport and flee the country on the first evacuation flight available. N. is a well-educated woman, she used to work in the international field and, at [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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Thrown into a new world

Thrown into a new world The story of S. and H. S. and H. are sisters and they fled Afghanistan two years ago with their parents and three newly of-age sisters. In Afghanistan, they used to live a privileged life, thanks to the position held by their father. The older girls attended university whereas the [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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Zanshin Tech: the martial art teaching people how to defend themselves from digital threats

Zanshin Tech: the martial art teaching people how to defend themselves from digital threats Maurizio Germano's story In Zanshin Tech we teach people how to become "digital warriors": competent, respectful and always ready to help others in their time of need. Zanshin Tech is a digital martial art. It teaches young people and adults techniques [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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Mohammadullah’s story. The right to dream

Mohammadullah's story. The right to dream He dreamed of being part of the world from the back of his father's junk shop, now he is captain and dean of the Afghan national wheelchair basketball team. Mohammadullah was born in the Wardak province, south of the capital. He is ethnically Pashtun. In 1992, he lost the [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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Meena’s story. The recipe of freedom

Meena's story. The recipe of freedom Cooking had always been just a hobby for Meena, but when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, that same passion for cooking saved her. Meena used to work in an office, but when the Taliban returned in, August 2021, she was left without a job and without money [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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Sports and Community: The story of Carla and her children, all involved in the project Sport4Equality

Sports and Community The story of Carla and her children, all involved in the project Sport4Equality Carla is a mother of four. All of her children are currently participating in the project Sport4Equality project, except for Elena. She participated last year but this year won’t, since she came of age. The males practice athletics, Elena, [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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Sports and Parenthood. Interview with Margherita, psychologist of the Sport4Equality project

Sports and Parenthood Interview with Margherita, psychologist of the Sport4Equality project Margherita interacts with parents in a series of workshops dedicated to preadolescence and adolescence. Communication, affectivity and relationship with peers are the main topics being discussed. Each meeting I attend is unique. Parents participate spontaneously according to their schedules. This means that each group is [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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Without education there’s no future. Aida’s story

Without education there's no future. Aida's story "I was twelve years old when I got married. After my father's death, my mother remarried and my father-in-law forced her to give me to a 74-year-old man as a wife. I was little and I don't remember much of that period. I wanted to go to school [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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A hope to dream. Mirwais’s story

A hope to dream. Mirwais's story Twelve-year-old Mirwais has been in the Kapisa orphanage for several years. His father was killed while fighting against the Taliban. A year later, his mother also died of an illness, which Mirwais called"yellow-eye disease", probably a form of hepatitis. This is how he described his family situation,"My father died [...] Read More >>

03Aug

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The opportunity for a new life. Nazifa’s story.

The opportunity for a new life. Nazifa's story As a child, Nazifa longed to study, but was never able to go to school. She felt that she was missing something important saying,"I sometimes felt as if I had a veil over my eyes. I also got into trouble because I couldn't read".There were too many [...] Read More >>