School Supplies and Material

Few schools in Afghanistan have the necessary equipment for teaching. Textbooks, notebooks, pencils and erasers are scarce. The same applies to library and equipment for laboratories. NAC continues its distribution of school supplies, equipments and furniture to the schools which need them most closely in cooperation with Afghan authorities.

A pleasant and safe learning environment

For a whole generation of Afghans going outside has been associated with danger. Parents are reluctant to send their children to schools because of the dangerous and volatile environment. Therefore, NAC believes that it is important to contribute to students' safety by building fences around the school yard. In the schoolyard we provide a playground, safe drinking water, flowers and trees.

Teacher Training

 
Qualified and motivated teachers are of paramount importance for effective education program. 60 % of the teachers in Afghanistan are educated up to basic primary level. Moreover, the system of education is not co-education in Afghanistan and as such separate teachers are required for male and female students. Providing good education to girls largely depends on the quality of female teachers and the main focus of NAC to provide quality training and education to women teachers on priority basis.

School Administration

NAC Education Department conducts school management workshops for headmasters of schools. The aim is to build the managerial capacity of schools’ principals so that they are able to provide competent leadership and carryout out the managerial functions competently.

School boards / Rural Mobilization

Although education is compulsory in Afghanistan, still the turnout at schools is fairly low. There are many reasons of complex nature which contribute to this low turnout; lack of school buildings and teaching materials, lack of qualified teachers, poverty and low awareness of the importance of the vision. Some families and areas in Afghanistan are still highly conservative, and many girls are not allowed to go to school. Afghanistan Committee believes that parental involvement will result in parents to send their children to school if they are familiar with the benefits associated with education, and if they have an ownership to the local school. We therefore work with a new concept which is to involve parents in the operation of the school through teacher-parent associations (PTAs).