Date : 10/2002

Country/Region : AFGHANISTAN

Title : Afghanistan : loans for landmine victimes

Duration : 00:02:42

Director : POWELL, Janet

Cameraman : DOUILLIEZ, Caroline

Editor : unknown

Keyword : TESTIMONY; DISABLED PERSON; LIMB-FITTING CENTRE; URBAN AREA; LOAN; RUINS; LIMB-FITTING; TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES

Confidentiality level : public

Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions

Copyright : CNN; ICRC

Production company : CNN

ICRC producer :
none

Description : The International Committee of the Red Cross' (ICRC) prosthetic/orthotic centres in Afghanistan have been helping landmine victims and other disabled people for the past 15 years by fitting them with artificial limbs free of charge. But physical rehabilitation is only stage one. In order to be reintegrated into society, the disabled must be given a role, a job, and a means of earning a living, particularly in the case of men and women with dependants. A micro-credit project has been introduced to offer patients the opportunity to launch a business, such as dealing in groceries, repairing bicycles or making carpets. Thanks to an interest-free loan, disabled persons can set themselves up in business and thus take the first step towards resuming their place in society. This ICRC income-generating project is tailored to the needs of the orthopaedic patients in Afghanistan, meeting the particular circumstances of that context.

Original language : English

English title : Afghanistan : loans for landmine victimes

Colour/B&W : colour

Original material/format : Betacam SP

Best material/format available : Betacam SP