| Reporting Organization: | BRAC - Afghanistan |
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| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 19,560,682 |
| Timeframe: | December 28, 2012 - March 31, 2017 |
| Status: | Completion |
| Contact Information: | Unspecified |
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| Afghanistan - $ 19,560,682.00 (100.00%) | |
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| Education (60 %) | |
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| Gender Equality (40 %) | |
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The project aims to provide education opportunities to 120,000 students (80% girls) by establishing 4,000 community-based education classes. It focuses on removing the barriers that are preventing girls from accessing education in Afghanistan. Working in coordination with the Ministry of Education, the project establishes community-based schools, as well as adolescent learning centres for girls.
| Gender and age: | Unspecified |
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| Total Direct Population: | Unspecified |
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Return to topThe expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved academic performance of students, especially girls; (2) increased access to economic opportunities for adolescent girls; and (3) enhanced delivery of training given to stakeholders, as well as quality learning opportunities for girls and boys.
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2017) include: (1) 3,000 community-based schools and 1,000 pre-primary schools were established, enrolling a total of 122,979 students (83% girls); (2) 3,684 school management committees were formed to help better run the schools and to establish strong links with government schools closest to the community-based schools; (3) basic teachers’ training was provided to 3,000 (all women) teachers, an operational management course was provided to 297 staff and a training of trainers course was provided to 126 trainers; (4) training was provided to 3,880 (1,596 women) government school teachers; and (5) 340 capacity development workshops were conducted for members of central government “school shuras” (school councils). These results have contributed to ensure equitable access to quality education for girls and boys in 12 provinces of Afghanistan.
