Credits
LOMEF
Catholic Overseas Development Agency (CAFOD)
United Church of Canada (UCC)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Qatar Charity
Muslim Aid UK
Buddhist NGOs Network of Japan (BNN)
Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)
ASIAN RESOURCE FOUNDATION
The Spirit of Caring and Sharing
AFGHANISTAN
Organization: Afghanistan Human Rights Organization (AHRO)
Basic Education Program for Girls – Nukher Khel Village
Afghanistan was once a prosperous country but due to over two decades of continual conflict and civil war it is now one of the poorest countries in the world. The most vulnerable of the population, women and children have been the worst victims of the war with basic civil rights denied to them either through financial circumstance and/or public policy.
AHRO, a non-profit organization established in 1997, has targeted the rural village of Nukher Khel in the Khugianee district of Afghanistan in which to implement an education program that will enable female students to access a more formal form of basic education. The village, which has been severely impacted economically by drought and famine, consists of approximately 800 families and has only one government school and one community school. Due to the restriction of girls attending the government school, the community school caters for the girl children of the village and currently has 240 female students and six teachers. The community school follows the Afghan government syllabus as a model and operates the school under the normal time line of government schools; however, it receives basically no government support. Initially, volunteer teachers taught children of this area with minimal resource materials, and their classroom was under the shade of a tree. It was in this context that ACHR launched discussions with community members and decided to develop a program that aimed to:
Increase the enrollment numbers of students and better the facilities made available to them.
Encourage families to send their girls to school.
Curb absenteeism.
Motivate qualified female educational staff in order to train the students.
Enable Afghan girls to take a small part in the rehabilitation of their country, particularly through the realization of their basic rights.
The program has been running for approximately 3 months with the initial 2004 grant made by LOMEF/ARF purchasing necessary items such as sitting mats, bags, teaching equipment and temporary educational materials such as stationary for the community school. Salaries for skilled teachers have also been provided.
A community elder is now housing the school in his private home but a more permanent structure will be established in the near future. The issue of the lack of proper school uniforms will also be addressed in the future in order to have a positive affect regarding the identification of students.
Organization: Afghanistan Human Rights Organization (AHRO)
Basic Education Program for Girls – Nukher Khel Village
Afghanistan was once a prosperous country but due to over two decades of continual conflict and civil war it is now one of the poorest countries in the world. The most vulnerable of the population, women and children have been the worst victims of the war with basic civil rights denied to them either through financial circumstance and/or public policy.
AHRO, a non-profit organization established in 1997, has targeted the rural village of Nukher Khel in the Khugianee district of Afghanistan in which to implement an education program that will enable female students to access a more formal form of basic education. The village, which has been severely impacted economically by drought and famine, consists of approximately 800 families and has only one government school and one community school. Due to the restriction of girls attending the government school, the community school caters for the girl children of the village and currently has 240 female students and six teachers. The community school follows the Afghan government syllabus as a model and operates the school under the normal time line of government schools; however, it receives basically no government support. Initially, volunteer teachers taught children of this area with minimal resource materials, and their classroom was under the shade of a tree. It was in this context that ACHR launched discussions with community members and decided to develop a program that aimed to:
Increase the enrollment numbers of students and better the facilities made available to them.
Encourage families to send their girls to school.
Curb absenteeism.
Motivate qualified female educational staff in order to train the students.
Enable Afghan girls to take a small part in the rehabilitation of their country, particularly through the realization of their basic rights.
The program has been running for approximately 3 months with the initial 2004 grant made by LOMEF/ARF purchasing necessary items such as sitting mats, bags, teaching equipment and temporary educational materials such as stationary for the community school. Salaries for skilled teachers have also been provided.
A community elder is now housing the school in his private home but a more permanent structure will be established in the near future. The issue of the lack of proper school uniforms will also be addressed in the future in order to have a positive affect regarding the identification of students.