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School Projects
Project II: Proposed School for Guzar-Payan
Status: COMPLETE
- Based on the remarkable success of our first project at Jabul Seraj
and at the request of the community, AFDECT initiated a second
school and completed it on 10/6/2009.
Read more about it.
- Project cost was roughly estimated at US$190,000.
With your help, we raised $130,000 in donation to
accomplish this task, we still need $45,750 to finish it
completely. Please
DONATE.
Project I: Khalil Zaman Girls School in Jabul Seraj
Status: COMPLETE
- The school facility is now in operation bringing education to about
1200 students: girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon.
Its 3rd school year recently commenced in late March 2008.
- The building was started in 2004 and turned over to the Ministry of Education and opened in June 2005.
- The school, including basic furnishings and a perimeter wall, cost about
US$165,000 which was raised through community contributions from individuals, service organizations and foundations located in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and across the country.
- The Jabul Seraj community is located about 50 miles north of Kabul.
- AFDECT maintains communication with the school and provides
additional support for female staff and a variety of small
projects as needed beyond basic educational needs.
Early Projects:
- 2002: Founder Bill Gordon first visited Afghanistan and AFDECT
funded a school for 200 girls in a refuge camp.
- 2003: Provided school supplies to 6000 children in Kabul.
Provided shoes for 300 children so they could better walk to
school.
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