The Afghan School Project

When it costs as little as $10 per month to send a student to school in Kandahar, you don’t have to make a big donation to make a big difference. Our Adopt-a-Student program is a great way for you to learn more about a specific student that you’re helping send to school. You can also sponsor a student in someone else’s name as a gift for a wedding, birthday or holiday, and Adopt-A-Student makes a great work or school project. To learn more, please click here.

The Afghan School Project is an international volunteer initiative to support the Afghan-Canadian Community Center, a professional educational institution in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The ACCC provides more than 1,500 women and men with the opportunity to receive education in Business Management, Information Technology, English and Communications, while providing members of the community with access to the Internet and online classes from Canadian and international institutions.

The school’s programs provide students with the skills needed to obtain employment to support themselves and their families, improve their communities and participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. The skills taught at the ACCC are in high demand by international development agencies, local businesses and the Afghan government.

Although the ACCC has only been open since early 2007, more than 600 students have already obtained employment or promotions as a result of this training. Hundreds more continue to upgrade their skills through ACCC classes. Employed ACCC students and graduates each support 6 family members on average, which means that the Center has helped change the lives of more than 7,000 people in Kandahar.

A group of 32 students at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center are enrolled in the Business Management certificate program offered online by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), a Calgary-based Polytechnic Institute that offers internationally-recognized post-secondary education. The Business Management program often allows students in Kandahar to secure high-paying employment after as little as one course. A group of 5 ACCC students have also been given scholarships to study online classes with the Canada eSchool, where they will study a range of subjects including Science, Math, English and Civics.

The vast majority of the ACCC’s expenses are paid for by small donations made by generous individuals in Canada and around the world, and through a capacity building grant provided by the Government of Canada via the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Afghan women attend the ACCC at no cost, while most of our male students pay modest student fees to cover the cost of their teachers’ salaries and support the Women’s Program.

Benefits

Although the school only began operations in January 2007, the monthly salaries of ACCC graduates already generates more than 20 times the cost of operating the ACCC. The employment obtained by our current and former students allow them to improve the quality of life for themselves, their families and their community, and further contribute to the ongoing development and economic growth of Afghanistan.  Women in the community not enrolled at the ACCC also have the opportunity to go online at no cost through the ACCC’s Internet-enabled computer lab.

By providing valuable training to a large number of students, the ACCC also increases the number of trained graduates, thereby reducing the cost of labour for Afghan businesses and international organizations in Kandahar.

Donations and Partnerships

Your help is urgently needed to allow students in Kandahar to receive valuable professional education from the ACCC. When it can cost less than US$10 per month to provide a student with professional education, you don’t have to make a big donation to get big results. Your investment will play a very important role in helping students in Kandahar create a better life for themselves, their families and their community and to help create lasting peace and prosperity for the Afghan people.

To help, please visit our Donate Section. Tax receipts are available for eligible Canadian donations.

The ACCC is also seeking grants from organizations who wish to support our goal of further improving education, economic development, human rights and governance in the Kandahar area. We are pleased to be able to work with potential donors to design projects in accordance with the school’s needs and the donors’ interests. With your help, we can raise the funds we need to expand the school and its programs.

International Support

The Afghan School Project is a project of the Canadian International Learning Foundation, a registered Canadian charity managed by a group of volunteers based in Ottawa, Canada. All staff members work on an unpaid basis, and receive no compensation for their work. The volunteers provide professional development for educators at the ACCC, and are also assist with fundraising, communications and curriculum development. Unless otherwise requested, 100% of all donations and grants are used to pay the cost of operating the ACCC.

The Afghan School Project’s volunteers also manage the project website (www.theafghanschool.org) and our Page on facebook. These sites promote a community in which Afghan students can meet interested supporters, receive academic support and discuss important issues, such as women’s rights. The Afghan School Project also manages an e-mail pen pal program that matches students in Afghanistan with Canadians and other supporters abroad.

Contact Us

If you would like to send us feedback or ask a question, please e-mail us at staff@theafghanschool.org, call us at (613) 614-5349, or write to us at PO Box 4791, Stn E, Ottawa, ON., K1S 5B1. Donations by cheque should be made payable to the Canadian International Learning Foundation with Afghan School Project in the memo field.

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