For Maksad Nodirova, legal aid has meant more than a financial foothold in rural Tajikistan. It has helped her forge a path through trauma, disempowerment and loss – and emerge both a breadwinner and businesswoman. Like Maksad, Makhfirat Dadaboeva sought help from her local District Task Force to re-enlist in her University studies after three children. The 58-year old mother of five and wife of an ill husband, Maksad worked on cooperative farms for much of her life. She married and … [Read more...]
Partners in law, Brighter futures for Tajikistan’s rural women
September 23, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: FORMER SOVIET UNION, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World! Tagged With: 72 District Task Forces, A Celebration of Women, Brighter futures, civic codes, District Task Force, family law, FORMER SOVIET UNION, Government of Tajikistan, land rights, Maksad Nodirova, Partners in law, Saibibi Sharipova, TAJIKISTAN, Tajikistan’s rural women, UN Women/Ana Lukatela, woman, women of Former Soviet Union, women taking action, women., ‘District Task Force’ (DTF), “Boqi Rahimzoda” Mahalla Committee
