More than 10 million children in Afghanistan suffer from the effects of multiple catastrophes. In the last 20 years Afghan children and their families have experienced war, earthquakes, displacement, economic deterioration, increased poverty, and drought. Today the Afghan people continue to face hardship, particularly the children.
- Forty seven percent of children do not attend primary school.
- Only 32 percent of males attend secondary school.
- Only 11 percent of females attend secondary school.
- Forty seven percent of Afghan males over the age of 15 can read and write.
- Fifteen percent of Afghan females over the age of 15 can read and write.
The BluePack Project is helping to meet both short and long term education needs in Afghanistan. Beyond providing basic education supplies to students to help them get started in school, a portion of the funds raised for each BluePack will go toward teacher training and other activities to rebuild Afghanistan's education system.
Remember, each $10 raised will help a child to imagine a future and support rebuilding Afghanistan's education system.
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