Building Peace Through Education in Northern Syria It was the last day of May. Little boys and girls beamed with mischievous smiles as they ran about the school courtyard. Their slightly older and more aloof teenage counterparts huddled in small packs – boys...
Update from the Road: Tajikistan Earlier this year we told you about one of our projects in rural Tajikistan. In February, the Army Civil Affairs team in country had identified to SoA a need for student desks at a newly built school in the Garm District in rural...
From the Road: Iraq Hello everyone, It’s been a full week for SoA here in Iraqi Kurdistan. We’ve been meeting up with Department of State officers and forward deployed members of our military. These engagements are crucial to our mission: they allow us to follow...
In Rural Tajikistan, SoA is Advancing Stability and Education The drive out of Dushanbe started with little fanfare, as our two-vehicle convoy navigated the unruly city traffic. Quickly, the humdrum of Tajikistan’s capital, a hodgepodge of tree-lined avenues,...
SoA Equips All-female Peshmerga Unit Taking the Fight to ISIS The soldiers of the female Peshmerga unit being trained at a Sulamaniyah Military Training School in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are made of hardy stuff. Sitting cross-legged on a lush green field, the...
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