vocational training

Afghanistan: Students welcome visit from British government official July 12, 2012

The normal school day at our vocational training center in rural Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan was recently shaken up — but students were eager to discuss the changes education has brought to their lives.

Afghanistan: Fathers and sons learn a trade together June 13, 2012

Multiple generations are learning new job skills like carpentry in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where decades of conflict have limited opportunities to earn an income.

Afghanistan: New graduates yield unexpected returns May 15, 2012

The latest group of students to graduate from our vocational training program in southern Afghanistan — more than 3,600 of them — show that real success is giving young people hope.

Afghanistan: Education against all odds: Job skills open up new world April 10, 2012

Less than a year after opening our INVEST vocational training center to women in Helmand province, more than 900 women have enrolled to learn job skills for the first time. Meet Shamsiya, who is bravely seizing her brand new opportunities.

Afghanistan: International Women's Day: Working hard for our futures March 8, 2012

While we at the Mercy Corps office in Kabul celebrate International Women’s Day, it remains a sad reality that much of the rest of Afghanistan is not.

Afghanistan: Young man learns sewing trade February 15, 2012

Our INVEST program helps men — and now women, too — learn job skills that put them on a path toward economic independence.

Central African Republic: From violence to vocation, fear to freedom October 24, 2011

Mercy Corps counseling centers help women recover from abuse and put the power of self-determination in their own hands.

Somalia: Stitching together her place in the market February 9, 2011