By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Administrator
Recent Developments in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been stunned by recent developments and people are adapting as best they can, to a new situation which remains both unclear and uncertain as to the future. AIL’s current priority is to provide urgently needed assistance to the thousands of displaced families who have flooded into Kabul and Herat. Some centers provide a staging point for aid. Our staff are all working, though offices currently are men only with women working from home. The centers are all female and await instructions from the Taliban with regard to procedures required for reopening centers to our students. Our clinics have expanded their capacity to cope with the large numbers of refugees that are in the area.
The Yacoobi private schools are open and operating under the rules that have been given such as dividing male and female. It is exam season and students are studying hard and sitting their exams as usual. It is a great credit to them and their teachers as everyone has heightened levels of fear, stress and anxiety. The private TV and Radio Meraj are not broadcasting but awaiting instructions in how to recommence and staff are creating content and archiving materials for broadcast at a later date.
We have been touched by the outreach of support and outpouring of donations to help the Afghan people. We thank you for standing by Afghanistan as it faces another humanitarian crisis on top of Covid-19 and drought.
Teacher Training in 2021
Quality teachers are vital to creating a sustainable and effective education system which produces young people who are educated and able to cope in the modern world. AIL has a comprehensive teacher training program and continuing education classes for its trained teachers. Unfortunately, Covid-19 prevented some workshops from taking place but as facilities have opened up we have been able to hold teaching technique seminars for 153 people (122 female). Another 77 teachers (39 female) have attended mini workshops on a diverse range of subjects including, parent behavior, protection from Covid-19, behaving in society and advanced teaching methods.
Your support makes all the difference! Thank you.
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