Midwifery: The Unlikely Ticket to Success in Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan are applying in droves to become mid-wives at schools across the country. Midwifery schools are a way out of poverty for women who would otherwise remain oppressed in their conservative societies, throughout which access to education and healthcare is largely denied.

 Students of midwifery in Afghanistan earn both a lucrative living as well as the self respect that comes with empowerment through education.  In addition, these young girls make significant contributions  to an ailing healthcare system - providing care in rural places where doctors and nurses are not readily available.  Schools such as Bamyan Midwifery School are inundated with applications, and are forced to turn  down dozens of potential students.  These schools need our support so that these women can forge to a better life.