PROMOTE is USAID’s largest women’s empowerment program in the Agency’s history, aimed at advancing opportunities for Afghan women:

Teenage girl polishes shoes to earn money for her family

An Afghan teenage girl who polishes
shoes to make money for her family in Kabul

According to rights organizations' estimation, at least a quarter of Afghan children between ages 5 and 14 work for a living or to help their families. Many are employed in jobs that can result in illness, injury, or even death due to hazardous working conditions and poor enforcement of safety and health standards.

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