Pakistan: Education for Females
In some areas of rural Pakistan only 9% of women are literate-compared to 40% of men. Taliban edicts against educating females and cultural-Islamic obstacles have caused the alarming educational disparities. Both male and female students at this Pakistani run, SWI aided, school are given equal opportunities to learn and grow. Check out the main SWI [...]
Pakistan: Just Being There
Food aid is consumed. New clothes wear out. But love and concern continue giving. A worker with SWI comforts a little child in a village in northern Pakistan soon after the earthquake of 2005. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Pakistan: River Crossing
Two SWI workers cross a swollen river in Northern Pakistan after having delivered food and basic necessities to a village on the other side. Access to the village had been cut off after the earthquake of 2005 destroyed a bridge. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Pakistan: Tent City
Pakistani woman and child living in a tent city after the earthquake destroyed their home. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Pakistan: Waiting for Food Aid
This Pakistani man waited long hours in line for food aid, but the supplies ran out before he was able to receive any. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Pakistan: Earthquake Assistance
A worker from SWI delivers food in Kaghan, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan six months after the original quake in 2006. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Pakistan: Tent Home
This tent was home to this Pakistani family for months after the 2005 earthquake that killed more than 80,000 people. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman