Photo Essay:
Improving Health, Empowering Women
Country: Tajikistan
Topics: Health, Women's Empowerment
Jason Sangster for Mercy Corps
Takhmina, Rasht Valley, Tajikistan
In the Rasht Valley, thousands of families live in small communities located miles from a main road. Program manager Takhmina Sirojova, a former doctor, follows a footpath between homes in one of the most distant villages. Mountains cover 93 percent of the country.
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