Afghan Institute of Learning - Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely

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Afghan Institute of Learning - Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely

Address

Afghan Institute of Learning
Afghan Institute of Learning c/o Creating Hope International, PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
http://www.creatinghope.org/ail

Mission

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.

Programs

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.

Afghan Institute of Learning's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Bringing Green to Afghanistan	Help Ellsworth Bands, Help the World	Our Doctors Need an X-Ray Machine	Help Afghan Communities Help Themselves
Train Effective Afghan Teachers	Give Afghan Refugees the Gift of Education	Jump-Start Learning for Afghan Children	Give Afghans a University Degree
Afghans Learn Leadership for the 21st Century	Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely	Afghans Learn to Use Computers For Their Jobs	Afghan Women Learn Traditional Carpet Weaving
Tailoring: A Small-Business Skill for Afghan Women	Save Poor Afghan Families From Starving	Aid Refugees Fleeing Fighting in Swat Valley	Save Rural Afghan Women & Children With Healthcare
Afghan Institute of Learning Empowers Afghan Women	Learning Centers for Rural Afghan Women in Herat	Help Afghan Boys Trade Guns for Books	Fast-Tracking Education for Afghan Women and Girls

Afghan Institute of Learning's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Build a Rural Community Center in Herat	Saving Lives by Training Women Health Workers	Women's Learning Center in Mir Bacha Kot	Women's Learning Center in Herat, Afghanistan
Training of Afghan Women Health Professionals	Afghan Women Earning Income through Tailoring	Building a Nutrition Clinic in Rural Afghanistan	Computer Training Scholarships for Afghans
Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders: Afghan Pre-Schools	Supporting Afghans' Grassroots Education Efforts	Building a Well and Wall for a Health Clinic	Training Afghan Women Health Professionals
Literacy Classes: An Investment in Afghan Women

Personnel Overview

Sakena Yacoobi - Vice President
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.

Toc Dunlap - Executive Director
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.

Personnel Statistics

Sakena Yacoobi , Founder & Executive Director
Founded in 1995
Employees: 470
Volunteers: 3,600

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): 882,200
Budget (2005): 842,050
Maximum Budget: 882,200
Overhead: 10%
Other funding sources: AIL has twelve grantors and numerous individual donors.
Religious Affiliation: None