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PROJECTS
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Aid
Afghanistan for Education was prevented from openly assisting
in the education and development of children
by the Taliban regime. After long
and failed discussions between the Taliban
leaders and the Executive Director of Aid
Afghanistan in May, 1999 about the re-opening
of the girls' schools, Aid Afghanistan opened
five clandestine schools for girls.
Through
these classes, 250 girls were educated and
have integrated into the regular school
system to their age appropriate level after
the defeat of the Taliban.
On
March 21, 2002, after the defeat of the
Taliban, three million students came back
to school. 48% of these three million
were attending 1, 2 and 3 grades. (35%
of the 48% were over aged girls. Therefore,
Aid Afghanistan took the initiative to establish
accelerated learning programs for the target
population to catch up and integrate into
the regular school system at their age appropriate
grade level.
Over the
years, we have accumulated considerable
experience in girl's education in Afghanistan.
A protocol was signed between the Ministry
of Education and Aid Afghanistan on March
5, 2003. According to this agreement, the
Ministry of Education provides books and
monitors the exams for the remedial education
programs. This program has been established
by Aid Afghanistan in order to guarantee
the integration of the students back to
the regular school system after the completion
of the program within two years.
On
February 15, 2003, Aid Afghanistan for Education established
its first remedial education program for
300 girls between the age of 12 to 16 who
are attending first, second, and third grades.
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On
March 5, 2003, the second remedial education program was established
for another group of 300 over aged girls and the third remedial
education program started May 2, 2003 for another 500 students.
Students have moved-up two grade levels within six months.
Similar programs have been established in Ghazni, Bamyan,
Parwan Samangan Mazar Jawzjan Badakhshan and Sarepul provinces since April 2004 for 1897
girls.
For the past five years, Aid Afghanistan for Education has focused on this segment of the Afghan population. Currently, there are over 2000 female students attending AAE schools in Kabul,Ghazni,Bamyan,Parwan, and Badakhshan.
Since September 2008, AAE- has established five schools in Balkh, Samangan, Jawzjan and Sar-e-Pul provinces 552 female students and 138 male students.
For the first time, 41 students graduated in July 2007, 82 students graduated in July 2008, 77 students in July 2009 and 32 in February 2010 from AAE programs. These students have taken Higher Education Institutions Entrance Exam as well as American University of Afghanistan's Entrance exam.
Fourteen of them passed AUAF while others were accepted in other faculties.
These programs are funded by DANIDA.
Other
donors: For the first year, school supplies for 300 students
were provided by individuals from the Bearing Point (Kabul
office), Afghans for Tomorrow and Academy for Education and
Development (AED). Uniforms
for 350 students and a documentary about the condition of
education for girls' and the accomplishments of Aid Afghanistan for Education
were funded by Becky Burgwin from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (documentary
can be viewed in the video gallery soon). And
uniforms for 250 students for our program in Ghazni, were
donated by individuals from Switzerland.
more about our projects...
Rural
Livelihoods
Prosperity
Underground
school during the Taliban
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