Afghanistan

EMERGENCY AID AND CHILDREN'S EDUCATION

Context

The resumption of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021 has led to the collapse of an already dilapidated social and economic system... 25 million Afghans (60% of the Afghan population) are in a state of famine. But life in Afghanistan is difficult for everyone. Prices for basic foodstuffs, petrol and gas have doubled. Electricity works for 3 hours a day in a country where winter temperatures reach -20°... Unfortunately, there has been no improvement in the lot of the Afghan people since 2021.
 

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Goal

RELIEVING THE DISTRESS OF AFGHAN CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS
PROVIDING AN EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN AFGHANISTAN

Dr Belqis, our paediatric correspondent in Kabul, treats 50 children and their mothers every day in her clinic. Most of the children suffering from malnutrition receive nutritional flour, and our paediatrician also distributes a large number of asthma medicines (for lack of electricity and wood, the townspeople burn tyres and plastic, causing asphyxiating pollution). We are continuing our support for Dr Belqis Katil's dispensary in Kabul.

All schools (from primary to high school) in Afghanistan were transformed into madrasas (Koranic schools) in September 2023. Since then, most girls and young women have regained access to their education and can even sit their baccalaureate. The teaching has been modified, with an additional 6 hours of religious classes. The girls are hidden from their teacher behind a curtain. At our high school in Dan-e Rewat, girls who have passed their baccalaureate can take a 3-year course to become teachers themselves. For the time being, they have not regained the right to go to university. On the other hand, in our Mazar e Sharif high school, female students are still unable to get an education.

We will be providing emergency support to families in the Kabul region by distributing food aid (rice, flour, oil, beans, milk, etc.) covering 2 months' worth of food.

Following the floods that devastated around twenty villages in Baghlan Province, we are drilling wells to restore drinking water to the families we helped in 2024.

Local partners: Haji Saleh, Local coordinator – Dr Belqis Kattil