By Ginna Brelsford | Executive Director
Thank you for your contribution!
Afghanistan has a female literacy rate just shy of 25% (Source: CIA Factbookhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/geos/af.html). That means that three out of four Afghan girls above the age of 15 cannot read and write.
Please consider the story of Shekeri:
"Our school had innumerable problems and every term we faced hardship. We didn’t have chairs, books or even a proper classroom. We were studying in small classrooms that had been destroyed with time and the war, which impeded our ability to learn. When it rained, our classroom would fill with water and so we could no longer study and were forced to leave. We would frequently fall ill. We could only resume our lessons when it was sunny out. We were constantly facing problems and now we so happy that Sahar has come to help. Equipped with chairs and abundant books our ability to study has vastly improved."
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can recieve an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.