Education

Objective: Increasing access to quality education and suitable learning environments

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Overview

USAID’s education strategy is designed to support basic education, higher education, and literacy combined with productive skills training for out of school youth and adults. In each of these sub-sectors, USAID focuses on improving teaching, institutional systems that sustain quality teaching, providing instructional materials, and constructing learning spaces. Program activities include training and technical assistance to strengthen teacher and administrator performance; development of teacher-training curricula, performance standards, a teacher certification system, and information systems; printing of textbooks; and construction of classrooms and teacher education facilities.

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Announcements

Kabul, Afghanistan | Saturday, October 31, 2009
Afghan Faculty Members Learn Basic IT Skills
10 faculty members and 100 students completed a 14-week course in information technology.

Kabul, Afghanistan | Thursday, October 15, 2009
Dormitory Allows Women to Seek Higher Education
1,100 female university students live in the National Women's Dormitory.

Kabul, Afghanistan | Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Ambassador Wayne Visits National Women's Dormitory in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan | Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Teaching Tools Improve Instruction
New teacher training materials will materials will reach more than 100,000 teachers throughout Afghanistan.

Kabul, Afghanistan | Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Construction Starts on Two Kabul High Schools
Schools will serve approximately 10,000 male and female students.

Jalalabad, Afghanistan | Saturday, August 15, 2009
Humanities Lesson Plan Training Guides Teachers and Students
Training will reach more than 13,200 middle and upper school teachers by September 2009.

Kabul, Afghanistan | Friday, July 31, 2009
Strengthening Nursing Education in Afghanistan
Kabul Medical University (KMU) holds conference to develop the academic policies for Bachelors of Science Nursing programs in Afghanistan.

Press Releases

Kabul, Afghanistan | Sunday, August 30, 2009
Construction Starts on Ghazi Boys High School and Sardar Kabuli Girls High School in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan | Wednesday, May 20, 2009
میز مدور محصلین در دانشگاه امریکایی افغانستان

Kabul, Afghanistan | Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Student Roundtable at American University of Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan | Tuesday, February 10, 2009
برنامۀ یک لپ تاپ برای هر طفل در افغانستان راه اندازی میشود

Kabul, Afghanistan | Tuesday, February 10, 2009
One Laptop per Child Program to be Launched in Afghanistan

Kandahar, Afghanistan | Sunday, January 18, 2009
Interns Complete Program in Kandahar

Kabul, Afghanistan | Monday, November 10, 2008
The American University of Afghanistan Opens New Library
University expands learning opportunities with new, fully-equipped library.

Kabul, Afghanistan | Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Minister of Education Atmar, USAID Sign $40M Literacy Agreement
USAID supports Afghanistan's National Literacy Program.

Kunar Province, Afghanistan | Wednesday, September 24, 2008
مرکزآموزش امور ساختمانی ولایت کنر مراسم فراغت صنف دوم را تجلیل نمود

Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan | Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Kunar Construction Center Celebrates Second Graduating Class
USAID helps build Afghanistan's skilled workforce.

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USAID’s education strategy is designed to support basic education, higher education, and literacy combined with productive skills training for out of school youth and adults.

Learn more about Afghanistan USAID activities by province

FY02-FY06 ED Spending: $281 M
FY07 ED Budget: $62 M
(incl. supplemental request)

Accomplishments

Basic Education

5+ million students enrolled in school according to 2006 Ministry of Education data, vs. 900,000 under Taliban

Accelerated Learning (APEP/AL)

Over 150,000 students completed the accelerated learning program, a nearly 90% completion rate; girls constitute 55% of students who completed the program
10,400+ teachers were trained to conduct accelerated learning program

Capacity Building

65,000+ teachers trained via radio
A cadre of education advisors working with counterparts at Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education to strengthen planning, management and evaluation of teacher education
Established International School of Kabul, K – 12 American style grade school
Established a 4 year liberal arts university, American University of Afghanistan

School Construction

Over 670 schools constructed and/or refurbished as of August 2007

Teaching Materials

60+ million grade school textbooks printed (08/07)

Non-Formal Education

Established Women’s Teacher Training Institute (WTTI)
Established a cadre of literacy trainers
Developed literacy-related materials that can be used nation-wide
9,200+ literacy learners trained in 190 villages in five provinces
850+ self-help savings groups initiated, of which 420+ were women's groups
200+ community banks formed and lending within their own communities

Last updated November 16, 2009

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