The Plight of Afghanistan’s Opium Brides

By Roma Rajpal February 22, 2013 DW While opium trade might be lucrative for some of those involved, many find themselves at the losing end. Daughters of farmers who find themselves desperate and indebted are used as little more than currency. To provide for their...
CSFilm Selected as Echoing Green Semi-Finalist

CSFilm Selected as Echoing Green Semi-Finalist

Community Supported Film is proud to announce we have reached the semi-finalist round for the 2013 Echoing Green Fellowship.  Out of 3,000 candidate submissions, CSFilm’s Michael Sheridan was among 444 social entrepreneurs selected to continue on to the next...

Afghanistan’s Growing Number of Child Drug Addicts

By Joris Fioriti February 11, 2013 Jalalabad, Afghanistan AFP They play badminton, kick a ball around and huddle over computer games just like normal children. Except that they are recovering drug addicts aged around three to 12, representing a growing proportion of...