BBC Lifeline Appeal

In 2008 Konnie Huq went to film and visit Afghanaid's programme in the isolated and remote province of Badakhshan for the BBC LIfeline Appeal.

The short film of her trip was broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday, September 21st.

Konnie on a Badakshan flood plain

Here, Konnie learnt just how tough life can be for women and children in Afghanistan, especially in the remote province of Badakshan, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. She met volunteer health workers who had been trained by Afghanaid and who had saved the lives of women and babies in their village. Konnie also visited our child peer groups and saw how teaching children about their rights is helping them to improve their lives and speak out against issues like early marriage and child labour.

Mogal and the two saved twins Girls Playing at their Peer Group Konnie Huq with baby Mogal saved

Watch the film now and get an insight into the often untold challenges facing rural communities in this beautiful but harsh province.

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These groups need your support to keep operating and reaching out to more vulnerable women and children.

You can help make a brighter healthier future for Afghan women and children by either making a donation or chosing to help us in another way.

How you can help

£10 - can train a volunteer community health worker

£15 - can provide a voluntary health worker with a pregnancy care kit

£85 - provides basic health education to 40 women saving countlesss lives.
£300 - pays the salary of a teacher for one child rights group

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Read more about issues facing Afghan children and how Afghanaid is working to support them

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