Grow Peace in Afghanistan: Educate Women & Girls

Dear family of Aid Afghanistan for EducationI like to share with you that our office and the accelerated education program, which we successfully implemented for the past twenty years, with much result and joyous moments, had to close due the Taliban ban on secondary education for girls and women. 

These two short videos are samples of what we achieved with your support over the years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgYGsEVo6Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2orofztHQOQ&t=7s

However, our work continues.  Realizing that Afghanistan has the highest illiteracy rate in the world, we are aiming to promote education through the grassroot and to reach out to the most disadvantaged children, girls, and boys.  To start, we identified 20 street-working children who were collecting bottles from garbage, selling plastic bags, selling pens…etc.  These children have been enrolled in a private school in Kabul. Here is their first day in school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85qF92rA45Y

This is one of the best educations in Afghanistan.  These children are learning English from the first grade.  They are learning 80% Cambridge curriculum and 20% government.  We will be watching these students very closely. They receive uniform, books, stationary, lunch and transport to and from their homes.  After lunch, they will receive assistance with their homework before going home. 

We are looking to create a program so that each child can share what they learn in school with other members of the family.  Slowey and soon we will be the witness of a huge social change.We are looking to expand this program as well as developing other innovative projects to educate girls, who are not allowed to continue their education.

Eliminating illiteracy in Afghanistan may sound like an impossible task but together, with patience, we can achieve it.  I extend my deepest appreciation for your support with our accelerated education program, and I ask you to continue your generous support for these children.  Report of their progress will be shared frequently.

With much gratitude and appreciation

Links:

• Gradute interview with Al Jazeera
• Graduate who became a midwife
• Street children first day in class

Dear one,

As the Taliban announced banning girls from attending university, I have been reflecting on those 2700 girls and women who graduated, with an official high school certificate, from AAE schools in nine provinces, in the past fifteen years.  This achievement would have not been possible without your support.   With this message, I like to extend my deepest gratitude and appreciation to you.  You have helped us change lives and those women are now the mentors and support for others who are going through difficult times.

Together, we will find ways to support our students and all those who are eager to learn and to expand their horizon for a fulfilled life.  Women and men are born with their right, to all of what life has to offer, and no one should deprive them of that right. 

I like to share these three videos of our graduates:

Fariba: https://youtu.be/lEc5gLJabUA

Mastora: https://youtu.be/2kVvn1MJ9_E

Sweeta: https://youtu.be/Zluvn7kwA3E

Wishing you a joyful Holiday Season

Links:

• Graduate who went to American University of Afghanistan
• Mastoora, who was the cook and became a teacher
• Sweeta, who graduated and became a miwife

Dear Friend,

Thank you so much for being with us during difficult times.  I am pleased to share that Aid Afghanistan For Education has received 501c3 status and is now registered in the US.   With your help and support, we are able to continue our assistance to the Afghan girls, women, and families.  We are committed to educate the population through our accelerated education program which was a great success in the past twenty years.  It may take a little time to convince the current regime.   

Community based classes have been in winter breaks as of the end of November. However, students have been given homework and learning material to work with while they are at home. 

Currently, we are exploring to provide education for street-working children.  Due to the economic situation, families are not able to send their children to school.  Most of these children, 8 to 16 years of age, are on the streets working or begging to feed their families.

Also, we are assisting 100 families, victims of the earthquake in Paktika province, with winterization kits.   Meetings with communities have taken place and the most disadvantaged victims have been identified. You will receive the report soon.

Your support is greatly appreciated by the communities and our team.   I wish you a blessed and joyful holiday season.

• GG_report_Dec_2022.pdf (PDF)
  

Thank you so much for your continued support to AAE, now a year after the fall of the democratic government. It has not been easy to rethink and reorganize our approach to educating women and girls, but we have worked to keep our promise to Afghanistan's women and girls to provide them a safe and effective path to quality education. 

Right now, we are managing 50 community-based education classrooms for girls in northern Afghanistan. We are also training teachers to educate students using an approach that encourages and enhances critical thinking skills, as opposed to rote memorization, which is common in public schools across Afghanistan. Our team is also working to distribute learning materials. 

We are also evaluating a response to the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that devastated southeastern Afghanistan in June. We have the relationships and networks to respond effectively, and are currently waiting on funding to get started. 

Thank you again for your support! We look forward to sharing more updates on educating women and girls in Afghanistan.