by Laura Sheahen/Catholic Relief Services
My son was 5. He was so thin," says Khaire Nesa, a 38-year-old Afghan woman. "He died."
Khaire Nesa leads a women's self-help group in the remote Afghan town of Chaghcharan. Profits from the group's business have saved her children from hunger. Photo by Laura Sheahen/CRS
Khaire speaks softly as she pulls up the sleeve of her toddler, a girl. There's a mixture of pride, amazement and hopefulness on her face as she points to the baby's arm. The arm is not plump, but it's not bony either. "Now I can buy more food. My children have gained weight."
Khaire can buy more food for her six children because she joined a women's self-help group supported by Catholic Relief Services. In villages across Afghanistan, the groups bring together women who want to earn money. CRS helps them start small home-based businesses, giving them training and supplies like sewing machines.
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