Other Resources

Other Resources and Reports: Visit the links on the side bar for details on other National, International and Afghan Civil Society Organizations and resources. The following are additional resource documents to help keep you informed and assist in shared efforts towards advancing education for Afghan women and girls.

Scholarship Opportunities: Thank you to Lauryn Oates, the Funders Network for Afghan Women and Twyla Mudry for creating this scholarship and awards' listing. If you know of other study opportunities for Afghans, please forward them to info@cw4wafghan.ca. Thank you. Download list of SCHOLARSHIP and AWARD opportunities HERE.

CW4WAfghan Education Resources:

CW4WAfghan Educators' Resource - Understanding Human Rights in Afghanistan: Canadian Students as Global Citizens: Click HERE to visit this free eductors' resource.

Baseline Stude on Girls' Education in Afghanistan 2007-08: Click HERE to download a copy of the Baseline Study on Girls' Education in Afghanistan created by Sanja Golic to support our CIDA-funded Excel-erate Teacher Training project (see HOW WE HELP).

Released 2011: The Afghanistan Mortality Survey is a landmark study that shows impressive gains in key health, education, and quality of life indicators. To learn more download the pdf files here, or visit http://www.usaid.gov/locations/afghanistanpakistan/countries/afghanistan/ams2010.html. The 2010 Health Study shows significant gains in Afghan maternal and child health. Full document in PDF; Summary of Key-Findings document in PDF.

Afghanistan in 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People

The Asia Foundation has released findings from Afghanistan in 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People – the broadest public opinion poll in the country. Conducted by The Asia Foundation's office in Afghanistan, the 2011 survey polled 6,348 Afghan citizens across all 34 provinces in the country on security, reconciliation, economy, and governance to assess the mood and direction of the country. In-person interviews took place between July 2 and August 1, 2011. Click on the section below to visit the ASIA FOUNDATION website and download the reports:

Afghanistan in 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
Key Findings 
Press Release
Dari translations of Survey Preface, FAQ, and Press Release 
Pashto translations of Survey Preface, FAQ, and Press Release

CARE.ORG offers many resources on Education. Below are several direct links to CARE REPORTS:

http://www.care.org/newsroom/articles/2009/11/Knowledge_on_Fire_Report.pdf

http://www.care.org/newsroom/articles/2009/11/girls-schools-afghanistan-violence-attacks-20091123.asp

Report Finds Girls' Schools in Afghanistan Face Highest Risk of Violence; Suggests Steps for Preventing Attacks

New study supports community-based approach to education in Afghanistan

Literacy in an Extended Family Household in Kabul: A Case Study

by Lauryn Oates, University of British Columbia

Abstract: This case study is drawn from a Pashtun family of 31 people living together in a house in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, and was collaboratively researched with a member of the household. Afghanistan has one of the world’s lowest literacy rates, at 28.1 % literacy (UNICEF, 2004). Finding a way to take into consideration “the symbolic and material transactions of the everyday provide the basis for rethinking how people give meaning and ethical substance to their experiences and voices” (Giroux and Simon, 1989), rings true in the context of Afghanistan, where an ambitious agenda for raising access to education and literacy must find roots in the existing culture, coping mechanisms used by families, and the limited literacy and learning resources to which they have access. The issues brought to light in this case study suggest that validating Afghanistan’s literary traditions holds potential for empowering new learners, tapping into literacy practices supported by family networks.