Afghanistan

 30 years of chronic instability and conflict have  had a dramatic impact on children’s education  and wellbeing in Afghanistan. Extreme poverty  and poor sanitation mean that one in four  children will die before their fifth birthday - the  third highest under five mortality rate in the  world.

 Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001 there has  been a huge increase in the number of  children attending school, particularly girls.  This jump in enrolment has led to a shortage  of trained teachers and resources in schools  meaning that older children are no longer  allowed to enrol in grade 1. For many families  poverty remains a barrier in their children's  education and it is estimated that two thirds  of school age children are still out of school.

CHILDREN IN CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN

Children in Crisis has been working with the children of Afghanistan for over 12 years to provide them with education.

Over the past 10 years Children in Crisis has trained over 10,000 teachers to provide education to some of Afghanistan's most vulnerable children. Alongside the Ministry of Education we are continuing to train teachers in the provinces of Ghor and Badghis.

• Children in Crisis is running three community centres in deprived areas of Kabul. These centres are providing accelerated education for 180 children as well as literacy and health classes for women.  
• In the Koti Sangi area of Kabul, Children in Crisis is increasing awareness and understanding amongst religious leaders, parents, youth groups and teachers on the rights and protection of children through training and helping to set up community groups. 
• In partnership with UNICEF, Children in Crisis is helping to protect the most vulnerable children by providing training to over 150 care staff from orphanages and a juvenile rehabilitation centre in Kabul and the central provinces of Paktya, Bamiyan and Ghazni