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in 2001 when the taliban fell, approximately 774,000 children returned to school —World Bank

“Only a few years ago, the educational system was in complete disarray. The curriculum was dominated by calls for Jihad and violence. There was a lack of adequate instruction for females. And, perhaps worst of all, the paradigm that education was not an essential part of life was growing. In just a few short years, however, the level of commitment by the Afghan people to their education has grown exponentially.” -Yama Kharoti, Director Green Village Schools	"It is not time for fighting, it is time to study and build the country and help the people of Afghanistan." —Muzamil, an 18 year old Afghan studying under creative associates international accelerated learning program Creative Associates International, Inc., based in Washington, D.C., is implementing the Afghanistan Primary Education Program (APEP). This will enable students to regain years of schooling that were interrupted by war or other hardships in about one intense academic year.
this year it is estimated that over five million girls and boys will attend school —UNICEF


“The motto of Partnership for Education of Children in Afghanistan (P.E.C.A.) is ‘Building Peace, One School at a Time.’ We believe that all children should receive an education, because education is the best means of achieving stability and safeguarding against extremist ideologies. Education is also a source of joy and inspiration and an end unto itself. We believe that Afghan children are victims of circumstances beyond their control, and that one of the ways to ameliorate the past injustices that they have suffered is to provide them with an education. Education is a source of social and economic advancement as well as a vehicle for teaching children to be good citizens.” —Dr. Ghafar Lakanwal, Founder, Partnership for Education of Children in Afghanistan

ImagineAsia, Inc. Box 805 Wilmington, MA 01887 USA info@imagine-asia.org www.imagine-asia.org Afghans4tomorrow 9341 West 90th Place Westminster, CO 80021 USA 415.461.5228 info@afghans4tomorrow.com www.afghans4tomorrow.com Green Village Schools Box 80061 Portland, OR 97280 USA info@greenvillageschools.org www.greenvillageschools.org Relief International 1575 Westwood Boulevard Suite 201 Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA 310.478.1200 headquarters@ri.org www.ri.org	Partnership for Education of Children in Afghanistan 9633 Lyndale Avenue S Bloomington, MN 55420 USA 651.457.0256 info@afghanimodelschool.org www.afghanimodelschool.org Creative Associates International, Inc. 5301 Wisconsin Avenue NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20015 USA 202.966.5804 creative@caii.com www.caii.com US Fund for UNICEF 333 East 38th Street new york, ny 10016 USA 212.686.5522 information@unicefusa.org www.unicef.org
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