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COVID-19 in Afghanistan is having a catastrophic impact on millions of vulnerable families. Even before the pandemic emerged, 93 percent of Afghan households survived on less than US$ 2 per day so the vast majority of families have virtually no capacity to absorb the economic shock of COVID-19 and the resulting loss of livelihoods. BREAKING POINT: COVID-19 and the Child Protection Crisis in Afghanistan uses findings from …
All over the world, the pandemic has turned children's lives upside down. In this episode of Save the Children Documentary, they share their stories. Follow along to northern Colombia where nothing is the same in 15-year-old Mary's life, and on to the war in Afghanistan where vaccinations stopped and food shortages threaten. Hear 16-year-old Vusi in South Africa talk about how the strict lockdown made an already tough situation impossible, and how a young rapper in Delhi's slum raises hope with his songs.
Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world for a child to grow up. Many children are engaged in hazardous and illegal work, excluded from education, forced into early marriage, inappropriately placed in institutional care, or trafficked for sexual exploitation and domestic servitude. The cumulative effects of war, poverty, and displacement continue to erode community coping mechanisms, and increasing numbers of children are subject to greater and greater risks. Afghanistan ranks among the lowest countries in the world for every indicator of child survival and development…