2/4/2012

 

In the world today, 1.2 billion people live on less than $1 per day. In some Central Asian countries, like Uzbekistan , the average salary is $15 a month.

 

JDA is a catalyst to individuals and communities to raise their their capacity, to use their skills, resources and creativity to sustain and promote development on their own.

         
   
JDA has been designated as one of the "Best in America" nonprofit charities and certified by Independent Charities of America.
   
   

 

 
         
       
         
 

Development and Humanitarian Aid for
Equipping the Nations

 

Puppets Teach about Germs
  Puppets Teach about Germs  
 
JDA is pioneering an innovative approach to teaching young children basic hygiene practices...
 
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Crops Suffer Due to Tiny Pest
  Crops Suffer Due to Tiny Pest  
 
If you love melons, northern Afghanistan is the place to be! Northern Afghanistan boasts the largest melon production area in the country…
 
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Kholm Tractor Days
  Kholm Tractor Days  
 
For some young boys in Kholm, a village in northern Afghanistan, this was not just another day at school. The tractor demonstration was coming to town...
 
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Carpet Business Expansion
  Carpet Business Expansion  
 
“I am so thankful that we have a micro credit program in our village. And I hope in the second cycle I will spend my profit for expanding my business.”
 
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