The REACH Program employs 420 local Afghan nationals and twenty expatriates who work with four subcontracting agencies and twenty-three NGOs. Each individual involved with the REACH Program has a unique glimpse of Afghanistan's transforming health-care sector. The following section highlights the impact of those involved with REACH and the invaluable, inspiring contributions they make in improving the health of Afghanistan's women and children.

• The REACH Gender Unit: Raising Gender Awareness in Afghanistan
  In the following interview, Miho Sato explains the work of the REACH Gender Unit, which she heads. In Afghanistan, where under the Taliban, women were denied the most basic human rights, Sato, Dr. Rahila Juya and Dr. Sharifullah Haqmal have traveled to 12 USAID priority provinces to hold gender awareness training for NGO staff, educators, and officials. Their work has been greeted with enthusiasm by both men and women in rural Afghanistan.
   
• At-A-Glance: REACH's Community Health Worker Training Manager Shares Her Story
  Dr Sediqa Hofiani is the Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Manager on the REACH Program. The following e-interview with Rachael Woloszyn describes Sediqa's unique experience as a CHW Training Manager and provides insight into the role of a Community Health Worker in Afghanistan.
   
• In the Line of Fire: A day in the life of a nurse midwife on the REACH Program
  Jalalabad, 2005
  Karen Hays, a dedicated certified nurse midwife working with JHPEIGO, left her home in Seattle to help train physicians and midwives as part of Management Sciences for Health's USAID-funded REACH program in Afghanistan. However, nothing could have prepared Hays for the experience awaiting her in Jalalabad, where she was on assignment working with International Medical Corp's (IMC) Midwifery Training School and supporting continuing education at Jalalabad's University Hospital. Sparked by the Newsweek Magazine report that soldiers had flushed a copy of the Koran down the toilet at Guantanamo Bay, enraged citizens in Jalalabad stormed the streets, targeting foreigners and international aid organization workers. Undeterred by danger and violence, Hays couragously assisted her patients and enlisted in the help of gracious Afghans who brought her to safety.