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Education

Objective: Increasing access to quality education and suitable learning environments

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Ongoing Activities

Increasing access to quality education and suitable learning environments

Completed Activities

Increasing access to quality education and suitable learning environments

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 Education

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.

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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 January 5, 2009

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