Year 12 Intensive Courses for Girls
With secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan formally closed after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, AADO in July 2022 commenced a program for Year 12 schoolgirls in Kabul. This initiative arose out of a visit to Kabul in June 2022 by AADO Founder and Executive Director, Dr Nouria Salehi AM. Resulting was a 13 week intensive study program enabling girls to graduate from secondary school and qualify for University entrance. The program funded by AADO, was supported by senior and tertiary teachers forming an Afghanistan Education Support Coalition (AESC) working with AADO representatives in Kabul – AADRO (Afghan Australian Development and Rehabilitation Organisation). Girls study these key subjects: Maths, Geometry/Trigonometry, Chemistry, Physics, and English, The girls’ enthusiasm saw no gaps in attendance and a request to add Statistics to Maths.
AADO from 2022 to 2024 has funded 5 of these courses for over a thousand schoolgirls. A sixth course, running for six months from early 2025, has just been approved by the AADO Committee of Management. This will be offered for up to 300 girls from years 10-12. With girls in 2024 now allowed to attend private classes, approximately 50% of our students attend in person while another 50% study the AADO course on-line at home or via USB’s provided.
Our AADO funded courses provide a lifeline for depressed schoolgirls desperate to continue learning with hope for a better future. On-line learning has also been joined by siblings and mothers. Year 12 girls have consolidated their learning by providing additional explanations of on-line subject matter to family members.
The 2025 Year 12 Intensive Course is costed at $35,000 for 300 girls over 6 months
Literacy and Livelihoods for Village Women
AADO also runs Literacy and Livelihoods for Village Women in provincial homes. The AESC provides trainers for these courses. A 20th round for 100 women in 5 villages will conclude in March 2025.
The program in 5 villages over a year for 100 rural women is costed at $20,000
AADO – AADRO – AESC Partnerships
AADO in Australia (with an all volunteer Committee of Management) works with AADRO (Afghan Australian Development and Rehabilitation Organisation) in Kabul. As stated above, AADRO partners with the AESC supplying teachers. AADRO Is registered in Afghanistan as a charity/NGO and its staff obtain local information (including security issues) and feedback from participants, reporting this back to AADO in Australia.