Education Afghanistan Project #1143

Help Afghan Boys Trade Guns for Books

by Afghan Institute of Learning

Project Report | Dec 1, 2015
Educating Boys in Afghanistan

By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer

Latest News!!

Dr. Yacoobi was honored to receive the 2015 WISE Prize for Education. A prestigious award given to those who are tireless advocates for the right to education. “I know from my life that education gives power, status and opportunity. I see women who are smart, intelligent but did not have opportunity so I gave them that. It is education and not guns that can transform society and give us a peaceful tomorrow. “ Sakena

Dear Friends,

Can you help this Giving Tuesday?

AIL’s Learning Centers are there to help all people and though the majority of those educated are women and girls, about 30% of our beneficiaries are men and boys.

In Herat Province alone, AIL has 8,934 students at its Learning Centers, 3,335 are male and of those: 76 are studying chemistry, 158 computers, 58 leadership, and 846 are in literacy classes. AIL also offers classes in traditional Afghan crafts so there are 5 male youth learning glass making, 47 painting, 30 calligraphy and 18 miniature drawing.

Boys are learning how to read alongside girls, and are learning valuable skills in a number of topics like computer technology and English. All of these skills are important in order to be able to take advantage of work opportunities that can help these young men and their families. Education is the way to stop young boys and men drifting into violence and living lives based on ignorance and biased attitudes. It is the way forward for Afghanistan to become a land of peace and prosperity.

Education engages the youth in their future and that of the whole society. Here are the thoughts of one computer student from the Farza district who said, “First of all, I want to thank AIL for giving us this opportunity. My father is farmer and I am also working with him but I wished to study computers. At this center computer is taught without charging any fee. I like this course very much. Secondly, our economic situation is not good and I couldn’t pay fees for university. As AIL is working always to improve youth I request that AIL start a university with low fees so that we could continue our education.”

Happy Giving Tuesday and thank you for your interest in boys’ education in Afghanistan.

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Oct 7, 2015
Bonus Funds Available October 7th

By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer

Sep 10, 2015
Street Children Learning Center

By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer

Dear Friends,

Bonus Day September 16^th! 30% matching funds available for this project!

Can you help?

Donate between 9am- midnight ET September 16^th and get a 30% match up to $1,000 per donor per organization! Funds will go quickly!

AIL is helping some of the most vulnerable boys in Herat City. There are 130 boys at the Street Children LC, some have come in off the streets where they were either wandering aimlessly or trying to earn a little money selling items. Other boys were in school, but had fallen behind in their subjects and needed extra help. All these boys now attend classes in a safe environment. When they are ready, they start studying at the public school but they still receive help at the Street Children LC, where they live. There are 78 in literacy, 39 in math, and 13 studying English.The boys now have purpose and are motivated to do well in school; some already aspire to go to university or to be teachers themselves.

Here is Ahmad’s story:“ I am Ahmad and I am one of the students of the AIL Street Children Learning Center. I am going to public school and I am also studying here at the center. My subjects at school are very tough since I want to study hard. Among all the subjects, one of the most difficult ones for me was English. They didn’t really help and teach us well at school, and I couldn’t go to any courses because of the expense but since I came here to this center, I started taking English classes with many of the other students and we are all doing well at it. Now I am doing great at school in English subjects and it has been awhile since I was chosen as the assistant to the English teacher. Our English classes at the center are really great; we are speaking, and doing group work and acting. There are a few of my classmates who already started teaching it at other Learning Centers. I am also going to start teaching English at those centers, I will be more motivated, strengthened and I will be supported financially. I want to thank AIL for changing my life.”

Thank you for your interest in boys education in Afghanistan.

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