CW4WAfghan-Victoria

CW4WAfghan Victoria is excited to announce our participation in VIDEA's 2020 Virtual Fair Trade Fair, Nov. 12 Dec. 12, 2020. The #FTF2020 is a yearly event where #fairtrade community members, companies, and artisans come together to participate in the education of fair trade and purchasing of fair trade goods, just in time for the holiday season! Visit our vendor page on the VIDEA Virtual Fair Trade Fair website to learn more about #CW4WAfghan, our featured fair trade products, and learn how your purchase can make an impact this holiday season! https://fairtrade.videa.ca/cw4wafghan/ #FTF2020 #fairtrade #supportlocalbusiness #shoplocal #craftfair #yyj #victoriabc #victoriabuzz

An update from our friends at PARSA, in Kabul.

Thanks to all who helped out, as well as those who dropped by to visit us at the Bastion Square Market today.

We will be at the Bastion Square Outdoor Public Market tomorrow from 11-4! Come say hi and check out our beautiful collection of handmade jewelry from Afghan artisans, as well as some gorgeous mugs from Pottery for Peace. All proceeds from our market sales go toward supporting CW4WAfghan projects and programs. Check out the latest update on the important work being done by our volunteers and our team: https://bit.ly/32c2nG6 ... While we are excited to see you, we also kindly, but firmly, ask that you respect all social distancing rules and recommendations. Our team will all be practicing social distancing, wearing great big smiles behind our masks, and will have hand sanitizer on hand. See you tomorrow!!

During the pandemic Country Office staff are still hard at work, making sure that students can safely access educational resources at home. Watch Satar Baudry, Master Trainer of Mathematics, as he shares a behind the scenes glimpse of filming:

"Afghanistan is among several countries where gender disparities in coronavirus cases are causing alarm... 'The numbers do not add up, Stacey Mearns, an IRC adviser on emergency health, said in a statement. What we are seeing is a situation in which women are potentially being left out of testing and their health deprioritised.'" Read the full article here: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org//Afghanistan-coronaviru