This Ramadan, Educate 3000 Students in Afghanistan

Like the rest of the world, Afghanistan was brought to a standstill due to Covid-19 pandemic but the collapse of the republic government during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, resulted in school closures several times and is still a major problem. Amidst the crises, Teach for Afghanistan fellows did not stop supporting their students and continued to teach them diligently. The most neglected subjects during these challenging times were mathematics and science. The ongoing pandemic made it even more important for children to know about such lethal diseases and how to take care of themselves and their families.

In order to impart better STEM education for primary and secondary school children in Afghanistan, TAO started this online fundraising campaign with the help of GlobalGiving and we are very excited to provide new learning materials and educational models to our students through the medium of our generous donors.

When it comes to implementation, we are fully prepared to introduce new practical methods and experiments in classrooms of Nangarhar and Parwan provinces of Afghanistan. Our 60 fellows have dedicated themselves to educate 2000 girls and 1000 boys with the help of this campaign. In both the provinces, we have identified 8 schools in total which can be helped out immediately with the currently raised funds and are looking forward to support more students as we reach our goal. These are the most under-resourced schools in the region and are selected on the basis of surveys conducted in all our partner schools. That makes it possible to have maximum impact and hence, delivery of vital resources to support the brilliant needful students in these remote areas can change this scenario for better. With the help of new STEM educational models, we are helping schools to understand their usage and apply these methods for the entire school reaching out to more students. These STEM models will provide an environment for interactive student engagement. By enhancing their thinking ability, they can use their imagination to find innovative solutions for day-to-day problems. This project is going to help TAO to build brains beyond books and we are hopeful of creating a generation of scientists leading the world towards a bright future.