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Funding
to Date:
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$27,659 (%)
As of Feb 13 02:57 2012
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Theme:
Health
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Sponsor: Marketplace 2005
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Project duration: Ongoing
Project's area of focus: Emergency food/fuel for poor Afghans
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Millions of poor Afghans are in danger of starving during the winters or after natural disasters or displacement because of the lack of food. The situation is acute because they do not have jobs, food or homes elsewhere. The poorest Afghans have no electricity or money for fuel and food. The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) will distribute emergency packets to poor families. $15 will buy an emergency packet for a family of four for a month.
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As funds come in, AIL staff will make packages of food and fuel and deliver them to the neediest families. Packages will be delivered to the poorest families in different sections of Kabul and Herat. |
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Emergency packets will give life and hope to 10,000 poor Afghans living in Kabul and Herat so that they can continue their struggle for self sufficiency. |
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For many Afghans, life is very harsh. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have no home, job, food or fuel. Many are near starvation. Our package will give them food or heat...and hope for the future.
- Prof. Sakena Yacoobi, AIL Executive Director
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Sakena Yacoobi,
Founder & Executive Director
Creating Hope International
P.O. Box 1058
Dearborn, MI 48124
United States
(313) 278-5806
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Afghan Institute of Learning
c/o CHI, PO Box 1058
DearbornMichigan48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
Organization's Homepage
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AIL's mission is to empower all Afghans who are needy and oppressed, especially women and children, so that they can support and take care of themselves. AIL, an organization founded and run by Afghan women, expands access to quality education and healthcare and encourages community participation in all programs. AIL's goal is to lay a foundation for quality education and health systems in Afghanistan that will meet the needs of women and children today and for generations to come.
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In addition to Women's Learning Centers, AIL supports schools and grassroots Afghan organizations, trains teachers and health professionals, publishes a Dari-language magazine, and founded a University. AIL is project partner with Creating Hope International (CHI), a 501(c)3 non-profit in the U.S. Through a long-term technical assistance agreement, CHI reviews and manages AIL's finances, acts as fiscal sponsor for AIL upon request, and provides advice, training, and fund-raising assistance.
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Fast-Tracking Education for Afghan Women and Girls
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Tailoring: A Small-Business Skill for Afghan Women
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Learning Centers for Rural Afghan Women in Herat
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Save Rural Afghan Women & Children With Healthcare
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Save Poor Afghan Families From Starving
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Afghan Women Learn Traditional Carpet Weaving
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Help Afghan Boys Trade Guns for Books
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Afghans Learn to Use Computers For Their Jobs
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Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely
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Afghans Learn Leadership for the 21st Century
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Train Effective Afghan Teachers
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Give Afghan Refugees the Gift of Education
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Help Afghan Communities Help Themselves
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Jump-Start Learning for Afghan Children
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Help Desperate Families from Pakistan Disasters
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Sakena Yacoobi,
Founder & Executive Director
Founded in 1995
Employees: 470
Volunteers: 3600
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Other funding sources: AIL has twelve grantors and numerous individual donors.
Religious Affiliation: None
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Toc Dunlap BA JD is an experienced educator and teacher trainer and has worked with Afghans since 1967. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Herat and Charikar for 4 years and worked as administrator of refugee programs in Pakistan for 8 years. Additionally, she helped to found an alternative school in Jackson, California and was an international lawyer with Ford Motor Company for 8 years.
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Sakena Yacoobi BS MPH was a Professor at D'etre University in Detroit. Returning to work with her own people in 1992, she founded the Afghan Institute of Learning, an Afghan women’s NGO which provides teacher training, health and education services to 350,000 Afghan women and children annually. She co-founded and is Vice President of Creating Hope International, a U.S. non-profit.
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