Help buy 250 books for the library of a girls school in northern Afghanistan. The math, science and reading books we provide are treasured by the schools. The need is unlimited; GlobalGiving donors have already funded books for 8 schools! This will be number 9. If you would like a 50% match from the Safer World Fund, consider an unrestricted donation to the parent project, shown at right!
For students, books are a window to knowledge and the rest of the world. This window is especially important in the schools for Afghan girls that are supported by Sahar. Teachers are stretched thin, often have limited educations themselves, and have experienced little of the world outside their province, let alone their country. Access to the internet or other electronic media is limited at best.
Sahar equips schools with libraries to serve the needs of students of all ages. We buy an array of math, science and reading books that are age appropriate and sensitive to cultural issues, always with the goal of providing access to knowledge that is otherwise highly restricted. Each library serves about 500 girls. We provide each library with an initial 250 books, and provide additional books as needed when funds are available..
A well built, functioning school provides a healthy and safe environment for a community's children, and a place where they learn the skills they need to become productive and peaceful adults. Many school buildings have been constructed in Afghanistan in recent years. But a building alone does not make a school. To be successful, it must be supplied, have qualified teachers, be fully supported by its community, and become fully sustained by its community. That's our long-term goal.
