Emergency Aid for Afghan Families

Dear Friends,

Excessive rains last week proved too much for the banks of the river near Herat city and for ground water levels. Major, devastating flooding has occurred in six districts of Herat city. Three of those districts have AIL Learning Centers and families in those communities have been affected.

Communities have been hit by river flooding but also by the water logged ground being so saturated that wells have backed up and flooded houses far from the river itself. Many Afghan houses are built of mud with no central water supply so houses have their own wells and outhouses for sanitation.

Many people have lost everything; houses are ruined, livelihoods destroyed. AIL is using its emergency aid fund to buy oil, rice and beans to distribute to needy families identified by its staff based at the centers. 

Can you help us?  AIL needs funds to continue with its distribution of food. People are going to need this support for some time as, in many cases, they have lost everything. One AIL staff member said, “ It is a terrible flood, so many people have lost their homes. Much work will  need to be done to  rebuild houses or make them habitable again. We want to provide as much food aid as we possibly can.”

Donate if you can. Thank you.

Dear Friends,

Community-based Learning Centers (LC) are one of the core programs of AIL.  AIL works in partnership with each community where there is an LC with each partner contributing.  One of the ways that an LC community assists AIL is in identifying those in their community who are the most in need of assistance. Many Afghans now need assistance because of the lack of jobs, high prices for food, a harsh winter and increasing security problems.  AIL gives assistance four times each year and is now working with LC communities to identify those most in need for a distribution in February.  As in the past, many of the recipients will be widows and those that are disabled.  In the next report, we will give you the details of the February distribution of assistance.

Thank you so much for your donations to help those Afghans in great need!!!