Transform Lives of 70,000 Afghan Adolescent Girls

AIL is concerned about those children, especially girls who are unable to attend school or a Learning Center and in consequence have little or no access to education. This lack of educational opportunity leads to fewer options in the future, hopelessness and low self- esteem in young people. 

To address this growing concern, AIL has partnered with Dr. Yacoobi’s TV Meraj to set up Meraj Academy and develop a daily, televised high school curriculum for grades 7-12. Teaching takes place 4 times a day in one hour lessons. Students are able to submit questions via YouTube, Telegram, email or phone to teachers. There is also an archive of lessons for future reference. This service is available throughout the Asian region and live streamed. 

 “It has been my long-held dream to reach all the children of Afghanistan with education. Desperation brings on innovation, especially in a war- torn nation, where people have to be creative and adaptable to bring about change and success. My wish is that this televised education will bring hope to those children in danger of being left behind in education.” Dr. Sakena Yacoobi 

This innovative approach to education will make a big difference in the lives of adolescent girls unable to access traditional classrooms. We will follow the success of the program closely and alter and adapt it as needed. 

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AIL has a number of programs that help adolescent girls with education and health. Here are some examples:

AIL runs a clinic and education program at a Girls Orphanage in Herat. Each month, there are approximately 101 patient treatments and 60 health education attendees.   The education section provides classes to 57 girls in languages, science, computing, Art, sewing, Arabic, literacy and entrance exam preparation.

AILruns a Youth Club which has 105 members and is made up of males and females. In April, the club ran a class about media, its importance in providing general knowledge and critical thinking for people. The youth were very interested in TV and Radio Meraj and their roles in society providing education and news to keep people informed. The utilization of media is an important skill in the modern world and valued by employers.

The Women’s Empowerment Group held a session on self-criticism and self-confidence and perfectionism in April. Women need to build a solid base of self-understanding, social interaction and advocacy skills so they can be more effective in society.

The Learning Centers in 2022 have provided education to 3,381 adolescent girls in subjects as diverse as sewing, math, physics, literacy and Arabic.

A Skills and Behavioral Etiquette workshop is a new AIL character development program to help children understand morals, behavior, responsibility and develop their character in keeping with core values such as trust, respect, peace and compassion. 

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