Project Report
| Aug 1, 2017
Computing skills for boys
By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
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Dear Friends,
There are male students at most of AIL’s Learning Centers and there are 3 centers that have exclusively male students. Two of these are in Herat province and 1 is in Kabul. The Kabul center does computer classes for boys. There are 14 boys in the class at present and they are studying the Excel program.
The class needs two more computers and has asked AIL for help. The manager also reported that some families were not supportive of the students but he spoke to them and explained the benefits of education and how this would help their sons get jobs and learn other skills.
One boy said, “We talked to our parents and explained about how useful this class is. We did the best we could to make our parents feel happy about us doing the class. It will improve our lives and our society too.”
This was a successful talk and the parents are now feeling good about the class. The students have asked for an English class to be held as well. Some AIL centers have joint English and computing classes available.
Thank you for your continued support.
AIL is working towards:
SDG Goal 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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May 23, 2017
We need your vote for GlobalGiving photo contest!
By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
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Dear Friends,
The Afghan Institute of Learning and Creating Hope International have photos in this year's GlobalGiving's Photo Contest!
We need your help!
Please vote for these photos NOW until Friday, May 26th at 12:00:01 EDT.
AIL Photo CHI Photo
Your vote will help us win a $1000 bonus prize and the opportunity to be featured on the GlobalGiving homepage and in their social media outreach! Thank You.
Updates from programs!
Girls team wins Technovation Challenge with Education App!
Professor Sakena Yacoobi High School , Herat has won first place in the girls Technovation Challenge competition creating mobile phone applications.
The 5 girl team beat 36 other teams from Afghanistan with their education app Amozgar, that teaches literacy. Sponsored by AIL, they worked on this project for 3 months creating an app with the alphabet with audio and words and sentences. Their message, “With Amozgar we change homes into schools.”
The team and their app now move on to the semi- final round of judging with 100 teams from around the world. Six finalists will be picked from this round to compete for the final prize.
Radio Meraj wins more Top Awards in Media in Western Afghanistan!
The Afghanistan Institute for Research and Studies held a contest for 161 media outlets. Meraj was permitted to enter 3 categories and won all 3! Meraj won best news package, best analysis and speakers, and best innovative programming. In addition, a photographer working with AIL won the best photography prize for one of his AIL photographs.
The competition attracted media outlets from all over the western zone including the well- known stations that have been operating for decades. Meraj’s success is remarkable in that it has been in operation for only two years yet won awards usually associated with stations of 5 plus years of experience. It won the most awards among all the existing media.
Radio Meraj is many years ahead of its strategic plan and has gained popular and professional credibility and success making it one of the top three Herat stations. The station operates 20 hours a day reaching 9 out of the 15 districts of Herat.
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May 8, 2017
Educating Boys
By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
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Dear Friends,
AIL has always included males in its programs. Males need the quality healthcare that AIL provides, they also need the health education. On the education side, Learning Centers (LCs) provide places for boys to catch up on their schooling so they can reenter school at the right grade level. In 2016, 8,398 males attended LCs under AIL management in Herat and Kabul Province and Peshawar, Pakistan. AIL always operates to provide what the local community requests and so some of the LCs are for men/boys only including at a boys orphanage. One such center is for street children and has 108 male students who are taking 9 month course in literacy, math and English.
Another is a computer center in Kabul which has 16 male students who study computing and are currently concentrating on MS Word. The teacher recently changed the time of the course to be more convenient for the students who are also in school. A Kabul center manager said, “AIL provides great opportunity for Afghan people, you should gain great benefits from this opportunity. In other courses you pay fees and learn, but AIL provides free courses to all people.” One of the students said, “My name is Hewad, I am a student of the computer course. I have finished the Access program and I am now in the 14th grade. After finishing this course I want to be a teacher in one of the schools. I have learned computer programs in a perfect way from this Learning Center. I am thankful for AIL office for providing this opportunity.”
Thank you for supporting this project which helps boys stay healthy and gain education, which changes their lives for the better.
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