Education requires far more than just rebuilding Afghanistan’s schools, but more than 1/2 of them have been destroyed
- Most classes are now held in tents and in the open air
- Only 20% of teachers are even minimally qualified
- There is a severe shortage of books and supplies; texts and curriculum are terribly outdated
- In rural areas, children have even less or no accessto nearby schools; girls face impossibility or grave threats to their safety
- The Taliban continues to use violence and intimidation to shut down schools, to forbid women from teaching and girls from learning; there have been 450 attacks on schools and schoolchildren this year
Join the International Rescue Committee and the Afghan people to make a difference
“I was impressed by the difference that the IRC is making in the lives of Afghan refugees, especially girls and young women, by providing them with an education.”
— Madeleine K. Albright, refugee, former US Secretary of State, IRC Overseer
