Education Overview
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Educated people are the foundation of a stable, productive and self supporting Afghanistan. Educating women and girls is vital so they can contribute more fully to both their family life and the prosperity of their communities. Educated women contribute ideas, advocate for their rights and help sustain a society based on core values.
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Education about health is critical to ending the cycle of illness that debilitate families and therefore communities.
Education will open up the potential of women and girls so they can seek greater knowledge and develop their skills. |
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The Afghan education system needs restructuring and expansion. AIL provides preschool through secondary level classes, income generating skills and in depth workshop based training. In the past, AIL also offered university level instruction and nursing courses. The Afghan people are ready for more and AIL receives requests for more in depth education in the form of workshops and for subjects that go beyond the basics and in depth into topics such as human rights, leadership, democracy and peace building. AIL has a culture revival program helping people rediscover their rich heritage and culture through classes in traditional Afghan arts and crafts.
The country needs more high-quality, local, civil society organizations and investment in building the capacity of civil society to ensure that the people will be able to meet their educational and health needs without foreign assistance in the future. AIL helps local people set up centers of learning and provides high quality teacher training and administrative skills training so these centers can thrive.
Education is important as it gives knowledge and increases people’s capacity, but as important is the change in mindset that occurs through education. Women in particular come to see they have capacity and can contribute more to the functioning of family and society. The men in the family come to see women as more able and they become more open to their ideas. The women, who have been educated, see the life changing impact education has and ensure their daughters are educated. After the initial experience of education women seek to expand their skill base and ask for more sophisticated learning such as leadership workshops so education begets more learning.
The country needs more high-quality, local, civil society organizations and investment in building the capacity of civil society to ensure that the people will be able to meet their educational and health needs without foreign assistance in the future. AIL helps local people set up centers of learning and provides high quality teacher training and administrative skills training so these centers can thrive.
Education is important as it gives knowledge and increases people’s capacity, but as important is the change in mindset that occurs through education. Women in particular come to see they have capacity and can contribute more to the functioning of family and society. The men in the family come to see women as more able and they become more open to their ideas. The women, who have been educated, see the life changing impact education has and ensure their daughters are educated. After the initial experience of education women seek to expand their skill base and ask for more sophisticated learning such as leadership workshops so education begets more learning.
