Jalalabad, 10 April 2018- Meet with Mrs. Said Bar Bibi, a beneficiary of the UN-Habitat Clean and Green City (CGC) Programme funded by USAID and the European Union.

Mrs Bar Bibi has never worked before outside her house. For so many years, her daily life was limited to her kids, husband and family. War and conflict worsened her human condition and basic humanitarian needs. Mrs Bibi, 45 years old, took a courageous decision and accepted to be part of the CGC programme activities cleaning her city, collecting and segregating waste, planting trees and contributing to the beautification of Jalalabad. More than 13.500 people have been hired by our programme, mostly women, displaced persons, refugees and vulnerable populations.

Mrs. Bar Bibi and other female beneficiaries of the Clean and Green City Programme in Jalalabad

Thanks to the generous contribution of the American people (USAID) and the European Union (EU), UN-Habitat supports the Afghan people improving their daily lives while empowering gender.

For more information, please contact UN-Habitat’s Head of Communications in Afghanistan, Mr. Koussay Boulaich,

Koussay.boulaich@un.org