Through its teacher training and school support program, AIL provides assistance and an administrative structure to schools and home schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. This has been an invaluable service for tens of thousands of Afghan children whose education was interrupted by the war and civil strife in Afghanistan. School support includes teacher training, onsite monitoring and supervision of teachers, teachers’ salaries, administrative support, curriculum development, and provision of school materials and supplies. Today, AIL supports 3 community schools with 1,100 Afghan refugee students in Pakistan, two community based schools for 1,300 students in Herat, pre-school for 300 students, advanced classes for over 200 boys in Mir Bacha Kot, and scholarships for students in Afghanistan and Pakistan. All AIL-supported schools use interactive, student-centered teaching methods.
One AIL student named Urza said, “I am from Wardak province, Afghanistan. I studied until class four but then the Taliban regime came and I sat at home. After the Taliban when I went to school, my class fellows were younger than me. I left school and learned two classes in one year at AIL. Now I am in class seven and I have decided to join school next year. I am so thankful to AIL.”