Learning Centers for Rural Afghan Women

The two projects below receive 50% Match from Safer World Fund so your gift will be worth 50% more.

1073 Save Afghan Women and Children with Health care

1155 Fast Track Education for Afghan Women and Girls

Herat’s Learning Centers (LCs) give women the opportunity to learn, to increase their capacity and to network with other women. In 2017, 19,299 students (12,731 female) attended 6 month courses at 27 LCs (17 rural) in Herat locations.  We expect 2018 to be as busy and productive a year for these centers.

A new center in Herat just opened. The village asked AIL to set up an LC to help improve education levels of women and girls and support school children who need help in certain subjects. There is also a need for sewing skills training and this will encourage women to take part in economic activity.

Five sewing machines were bought for this new center as well as a sewing table. These classes will also teach human rights awareness, morals and social values, health and democracy. The center will also be a social entity and friendships gained there will help the women deal with problems in village or family life.

Many centers have libraries making books available for study. Here is a story from one of the LC libraries, “I am a student of English at an AIL Learning center. I am a school girl as well. My teachers at school gave me projects to search for. Fortunately I find lots of good books in the library at the AIL center which I can use as references. I study in this library and borrow some books to work on my projects. I also help my classmates to study and search on their projects. I am recommending my friends use this library.” 

Thank you for your continued interest.

AIL is working towards: SDG Goal 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Special Opportunity to increase the impact of your year end gift!

The two projects below receive 50% Match from Safer World Fund so your gift will be worth 50% more.

1073 Save Rural Afghan Women and Children with Healthcare

1155 Fast-Tracking Education for Afghan Women and Girls

As the year draws to a close we reflect on what we have done and how this has changed lives for the better. Herat’s Learning Centers (LCs) give women the opportunity to learn, to network with other women and to gain both knowledge and capacity. So far in 2017, 19,299 students (12,731 female) have attended 6 month courses at 27 LCs (17 rural) in Herat locations.

Stories are the best way for us to show how you help poor Afghans improve their lives and communities. “My name is Sughra.   Since I was born, my country, Afghanistan, has been at war. For several years I was a refugee with my family in Iran.  When we returned, we went to live in Herat because our village in the mountains had been destroyed.  I was not active in this new place and I was very depressed.  When I faced problems, I could not solve them.  It was very frustrating.

Then, one day, everything changed for me! I was invited to go to a leadership workshop led by the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL).  I learned about many ways to be a leader—in my home, family, community and nation.  I had never thought of myself as a leader, but I had learned that anyone could be a leader, and I began to change. My family and friends saw changes in my behavior and ideas and soon I became a trusted member of my community. 

I decided that I needed to do something more so I went back to my family village, and I opened a Learning Center for women and children in my home province in the central mountains of Afghanistan.  I then asked for support for salaries for our teachers from AIL, and they came and saw what I was doing and supported me.  Since then AIL has trained me to hold leadership workshops, and now I am training others in my province to be leaders.”

Thank you for your continued interest. Please read the 2017 Newsletter from CHI featuring AIL.

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