Afghans Learn to Use Computers For Their Jobs

Summary

Afghans struggle for survival within their devastated economy. They lack the skills employers need. Help 200 Afghan students learn computer skills, fill the technical void and get or retain jobs. progress report read updates from the field

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	£20 - Provides scholarships for 4 girls to attend one basic computer class.
	£30 - A student completes one year of computer classes and is hired for a high-tech job.
	£50 - 10 students learn Excel.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Afghanistan, one of the world’s least developed countries, has limited technology or technically skilled people. It is vital for Afghans, especially women, to have information and communication technologies, the most powerful tools in the new globalized economy and a foundation for successful competition in the global market. Project partner AIL offers computer classes to about 162 students per month through its labs in Kabul and Herat, Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan.

Activities

Computer-training courses at seven locations will help rural and urban, female and male students develop technology skills. Students learn typing, the Internet, Word, and Excel. Afghans with technical skills in computers are immediately employable.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £6,956
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £5,215
Total Funding Goal: £12,171

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Computer training gives students a competitive edge while seeking employment. Most are hired immediately upon completing the course and are in high demand in the workplace. Others choose to go to college instead of entering the workforce right away.

Project Message

We need to learn modern technology to go ahead as companions with the people of the world. I thank AIL for providing facilities for females and teaching us computer for free so we can be self-reliant.
- Rahela, computer student

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Toc Dunlap,
Executive Director
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
Email:

Project Sponsor

Marketplace 2005

Organisation

Afghan Institute of Learning
Afghan Institute of Learning
c/o CHI, PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
http://www.creatinghope.org/ail

Learn more about Afghan Institute of Learning and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Afghanistan and can also be found under Technology.

For more information about Afghanistan, read the Human Development Report on Afghanistan or the Wikipedia entry for Afghanistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 21, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 01, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Training Continues

By Toc Dunlap - Executive Director, Creating Hope International, December 21, 2011 03:54 PM

During 2011, 832 students attended computer classes in AIL Learning Centers in Herat and Kabul, Afghanistan. Subjects they studied included computer basics, Windows based operating systems, and Microsoft Office Software, including Word, Excel and Power Point. These students, after graduating from their computer classes are better equipped to obtain a job with their newly acquired skills.

2012 will bring many more opportunities to students who want to study computers, as the Afghan Institute of Learning has plans to open additional computer centers.

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