Afghanistan

Total population (in thousands) 32,527 (2015)
Population aged 14 years and younger (in thousands) 14,325 (2015)
Out-of-school children
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Primary school children in Afghanistan to be educated at mosques

Source: The Express Tribune ~ Go to Original Article All Afghan primary school pupils in the first three years are ...
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Attacks On Girls’ Schools On The Rise As Taliban Make Gains

Story Source: The New York Times ~ Go to Original Article  Just before midterm exams in January, Mohammad Sadiq Halimi, ...
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If you’re a 13-year-old living in Afghanistan

Story Source: Norwegian Refugee Council ~ Go to Original Article If you're a 13-year-old living in Afghanistan you'll have lived your ...
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Children with Disabilities

 

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Emergency

 

Education Cannot Wait Announces US $35 Million Allocation to Support Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Uganda

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 20 Sep 2018 | by: Education Cannot Wait | Story Source: Education Cannot Wait ...
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Afghanistan: Promoting Education During Times of Increased Fragility

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 13 Aug 2018 | By: Report by World Bank | Story Source: World Bank ...
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UNICEF Releases Afghanistan Country Study: A global initiative on out-of-school children: All children in school and learning

This study, part of the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children launched by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Educational, ...
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Gender

 

Afghan teacher encourages children to never give up

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 8 Oct 2018 | by: ANADOLU AGENCY | Story Source: Daily Sabah, Life ~ ...
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Education project from Afghanistan helping war-affected women and girls receives UNESCO Literacy Prize

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 30 Aug 2018 | by: UNESCO | Story Source: UNESCO ~ Go to Original ...
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Afghanistan: HRW Warns Of Education Crisis As Girls Drop Out Of School

By: Tolo News (Afghanistan), 14 June 2018 Human Rights Watch has said the world is looking away as an education ...
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ICT in Education

 

Faith Communities Are Making a Difference for Global Education

Getting vulnerable and poor children into schools that are fit for learning is an area in which the faith community ...
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The Impact of Education Management Information Systems: The Case of Afghanistan

In some fragile states, where the education sector has faced direct attack, physical monitoring of development programs becomes a hugely ...
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Innovative Financing

 

Education Cannot Wait Announces US $35 Million Allocation to Support Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Uganda

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 20 Sep 2018 | by: Education Cannot Wait | Story Source: Education Cannot Wait ...
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After Over a Decade of Occupation and $1.5 Billion in US Aid, the Reality Facing Women in Afghanistan Has Barely Changed

The reality is light years from pledges and public statements made by high-ranking Afghan and American officials. The fate of ...
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Expanding and improving the quality of girls’ education in Afghanistan

Afghanistan illustrates how a country emerging from decades of war and in a continued state of conflict can have, together ...
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Learning Outcomes

 

Afghan students create global connections through literacy

BY Briana Vannozzi, Correspondent | October 24, 2017, 5PM EST In the U.S., you can find one in every town, every school and ...
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Mother Tongue

 

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Partnership

 

Afghanistan to get $157m for out of school children

Story Source: The Frontier Post ~ Go to Original Article Afghanistan will receive $ 157 million in aid under an ...
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Education Cannot Wait Announces US $35 Million Allocation to Support Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Uganda

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 20 Sep 2018 | by: Education Cannot Wait | Story Source: Education Cannot Wait ...
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Apple and Malala Fund team up to support education for girls

JANUARY 22, 2018 The technology giant will assist the campaigner's vision of getting thousands of underprivileged girls into school. Technology ...
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Policy and Curriculum

 

Afghan students create global connections through literacy

BY Briana Vannozzi, Correspondent | October 24, 2017, 5PM EST In the U.S., you can find one in every town, every school and ...
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Why is Argentina suffering from StagLearning?

Argentina is no stranger to stagflation – a condition of stagnant economic growth, despite high inflation.  But, over the last ...
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A New Era for Afghan Education Planners

"Decentralising the education system in Afghanistan is a priority for education planners, according to Mohammed Hamid Askarzada, Senior Monitoring and ...
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Private Sector

 

Apple and Malala Fund team up to support education for girls

JANUARY 22, 2018 The technology giant will assist the campaigner's vision of getting thousands of underprivileged girls into school. Technology ...
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Teacher

 

Women and girls take the lead in Afghanistan

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 11 Oct 2018 | by: Education Cannot Wait | Story Source: Education Cannot Wait ...
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Afghan teacher encourages children to never give up

Photo: (From Author Site URL) Date: 8 Oct 2018 | by: ANADOLU AGENCY | Story Source: Daily Sabah, Life ~ ...
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Education is a human need

My teaching career started from a simple in-home class when I was around 16-years old in 1986. As one of ...
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