Help Afghans Work on Climate Change

***There are only a few days left to donate in 2021! We would love your support for our projects. Thank you!*** 

Our students are used to a great deal of plastic being used in daily life. The sheer volume of plastics being used each year and the detrimental effects of plastic waste on the environment is of increasing concern.  Kabul alone is reputed to use 7 tons of plastic per day! In many cases there are alternatives to plastic, but as our youth grow up using a lot of plastic they tend to continue this as adults.

To help address the need for education about plastics, AIL Learning Centers and schools raise awareness of the issues around plastics use in their classes, via social media and noticeboards. Students study: how to recycle, avoiding single use bottles and plastic bags, alternatives to plastics for storage and food hygiene,  hundreds of years for plastic to decompose and animals can ingest plastic, microplastics found everywhere including in animals.

Everyone needs to be educated about what they can do as individuals, to help with climate change and environmental pollution.  The youth of today will become adults tomorrow with a greater understanding of environmental issues and a desire to create sustainable change in society.

AIL Outreach 2021: 23,905 students, 18,132 PPE distributed, 6 health clinics, 50-bed Covid-19 hospital, 95,593 patient treatments, 59,888 health education, 13,050 food aid families served, 22 radio broadcasts daily, 8 hours of TV programs, 12 provinces reached. 

Your support is vital in helping us maintain our environmental education program.