It is so exciting to watch the expansion of women’s thoughts in
Afghanistan. By offering an education to them, their thirst for
knowledge just keeps growing. At every village that AIL is invited
into to start a program or offer a workshop, we see the women
requesting more and more information. They consistently ask for other
workshops and seminars to be made available to them – and to others in
their communities.
It appears that once you offer a person a chance to become literate –
they just want to continue learning. These women in the AIL learning
centers request more classes including skill classes such as sewing,
computers, calligraphy, painting, drawing – and subject classes such
as English, science and math. In addition, as word spreads about
leadership seminars, AIL receives more and more requests to offer
their programs in more communities. These women want to improve their
lives and their communities and see their Country flourish.
Thank you for supporting these women!
The main focus of the Afghan Institute of Learning is to educate and provide health care and health education to women and children in order to promote a healthy, promising, bright and peaceful society. Students at the AIL Learning Centers know that continuing their education is important for their own future and for the future of their communities, and they are filled with hope and dreams of a better tomorrow. Pari, a student at the Zarghoona Ana Learning Center believes that she will continue her education. She presently takes classes in literacy and sewing. She dreams that she will one day become a great tailor and be in a position to do great things for her people. She hopes to then teach others how to sew so that they too will be able to prosper.
Another AIL Project, “Transform Lives of 70,000 Afghan Adolescent Girls” has been chosen to be part of the Girl Effect Challenge, which runs from October 15 through November 15, 2011. Approximately 60 projects have been included in this challenge. The top six projects with the highest number of unique donations will become part of the Girl Effect Fund for one year and each is expected to earn an additional $25,000. Please check out our project #8791, and thank you for your generous support of our programs!
Azada, is one Afghan woman who says she is thankful for the AIL Learning Centers. She said, “I had an illiterate family. My husband and my grandmother had very old ideas. One day, I asked my husband if it is possible for me to go to a learning center. Unfortunately, my husband was very harsh, and he prevented me from going to school. I repeatedly asked my husband, and finally, he said to me you can go join a course with all of the children. My oldest child was 14, the next 13 and the third was 6. We all went to the center and registered ourselves for different classes. My children and I are now literate. Four people from one family became literate, which shows the impact of AIL activities. They save the lives of families.”
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