Announcement

Improving Education in Rural Afghanistan

USAID teacher trainer guide helps novice teachers assistance with lesson planning, teaching methods, and classroom discipline.

Chaghcharan, Ghor, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Photo: USAID/PACE-A/Najibullah Attiqi

Students at this primary school in rural Ghor province now have the opportunity to learn from a skilled teacher.

To help the Afghan Ministry of Education educate 75% of boys and 60% of girls by 2010, USAID helps establish primary school classes in the most remote areas of the country.  From deep into the Hindu Kush to far beyond the Kunar River banks, many Afghan children can now receive an education in their home village.

Although some geographical barriers have been eliminated, there is still a lack of educated and trained teachers willing to teach in these remote areas.  To ensure that students have teachers, communities often select their most educated inhabitant to run the school.  These novice teachers then receive support to help them educate their classes, such as visits from teacher trainers.  Recently, USAID created a new guide for teacher trainers, which has enabled them to provide effective tools and assistance with lesson planning, teaching methods, and classroom discipline.  Even in isolated areas, more Afghan children now have the opportunity to receive a quality education.