Gender Equality Afghanistan Project #11859

Afghan Women/Girls reach 4th Grade Literacy

by Afghan Institute of Learning

Project Report | Feb 12, 2016
Changing a Life in 4 Months

By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer

Dear Friends,

How much has your life changed in the last 4 months? Sabera’s life changed a LOT! She took a 4 month Mobile Literacy Class at an AIL Learning Center and can now read and write!

She had this to say, “ I am 22 years old and married with 2 children. Before attending the class, I always wanted to learn writing and reading because I felt embarrassed and ashamed all the time that I couldn’t do it. I did not enjoy my life, but since coming to this class, my life has changed and there is nothing I am ashamed of now. Besides, I am very proud of myself that I can handle my own daily problems. I can read, write, count and communicate well. Today I realize the value of knowledge. I am no longer blind and mute. I can enjoy my life. I am definitely going to attend regular school after this class and make a bright future for myself and my children. At the end I really want to thank AIL for their great services providing us with such vital classes.”

She started the course not even knowing the alphabet and now she texts her friends sharing her ideas and she goes to the market confident she can read the signs and prices. It does not take much to create a transformation in a life. In the most recent classes, 182 students went through the mobile literacy curriculum with 144 attaining Grade 4 literacy, 32 Grade 3 and 6 Grade 2 by the end of the course. So 79% of the students went from little or no literacy to Grade 4!

Thank you for supporting this worthwhile project. Please read the attached CHI 2015 Newsletter featuring AIL for information on activities last year.

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CHI_Newsletter_2015.pdf (PDF)

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Dec 1, 2015
Reporting Great Literacy Results!

By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer

Latest News!!

Dr. Yacoobi was honored to receive the 2015 WISE Prize for Education. A prestigious award given to those who are tireless advocates for the right to education. “I know from my life that education gives power, status and opportunity. I see women who are smart, intelligent but did not have opportunity so I gave them that. It is education and not guns that can transform society and give us a peaceful tomorrow. “ Sakena

Dear Friends,

Happy Giving Tuesday!

Thank you for your support of AIL’s innovative Mobile Literacy classes. So far in 2015, we have been able to offer 9 of these classes to 302 women and girls. The classes last for 4 months and so far the results from the 7 completed classes have been excellent. By the end of the course, 103 girls were at grade 4 literacy and another 52 at grade 3. AIL started these classes in 2013 and 905 girls have gone through the program with 514 ending up at grade 4 and 145 at grade 3 after the 4 month course. Quite an achievement! Just to give perspective, we estimate it can take an illiterate girl 36 months to reach 4^th grade literacy in a traditional class!

Not only is the mobile literacy approach efficient learning but the youth love it!

“Hi. My name is Nasrin, I am a teen whose life has changed since attending Mobile Literacy class at AIL! The best and most important things I have learned from this class are writing and reading which gives me enough hope to continue. Besides that, I have found great social friends whom I can share almost everything with and we help each other. I have decided taking part in the English and literacy classes is just right for me. In addition, I have decided to go to regular school after gaining the ability to read and write and I hope to become an English teacher in the future”

We’d like to thank you so much for helping AIL to incorporate innovative teaching and modern technology into literacy learning. We appreciate your support.

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Sep 16, 2015
Bonus Funds Available September 16th

By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer

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