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
Egypt: Medical Outreach
An American nurse, traveling with SWI, examines a Sudanese refugee living in Egypt. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Ethiopia: Benji
Benji endured over three years in Eritrean jails, beaten and tortured to deny his Christian faith. He recently escaped, walking hundreds of kilometers to relative safety in Ethiopia. SWI is currently on the ground helping to stabilize his current situation. Updates will follow soon. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Kenya: Waiting in Line
Men wait in line for food at IDP camp in Kenya following post election violence. 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
Egypt: Sudanese Refugee
Sudanese refuge living in Cairo, Egypt that was helped during a recent medical outreach by SWI. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Egypt: Sudanese Refugee
An American nurse examines the vision of a Sudanese refugee living in Cairo, Egypt. Photo Copyright ©Gary S. Chapman
Egypt: Doc Charlie
Doc Charlie is 75+ years old and after 50 years of active medical work he has not settled into the typical life of ease and retirement. Recently he chose to go to Cairo, Egypt to provide healthcare for over 2,300 Sudanese refugee children. Many thousands of Sudanese have fled their country and the war that [...]
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