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The money raised since 2002 has funded 40,000
books!
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Book titles printed and distributed include:-
- “The Gold Plant” -
traditional humorous tales.
- “Borders of
Afghanistan”
- a historical text
- “The Colourful Hen”
and
"The Adventures of Sinbad" - illustrated
stories for children.
- "Salgan in the West" - classic Afghan
literature
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- “Drug Awareness for
Children”
- “First Theft” -
fables
in verse for older readers.
- “Knowledge and Fun 3, 4, 5
& 6” - reading puzzles and quizzes
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The books are
distributed to schools and community libraries in Afghanistan,
meaning that thousands of children can now enjoy
a range of fictional and educational texts.
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We respond to Afghan
requests, so we fund what is needed, where it is needed.
In
addition to the books funded we were able to buy bicycles so
that
teachers, such as Abdul Hadi and Abdur Raziq, teachers in Jalozi
refugee camp, can get
from home to the camp reliably and without spending their pay, needed
to buy food for their families.
Equipment is
funded for teachers to help them teach. Bicycles are provided for
teachers in rural areas to help them get to the school.
ARP funded
newspapers and journals at the request of the girls attending Amina
Fedawi School in Kabul. This supported a new library in the school set
up by The Afghan Youth Fund, a UK charity.
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Teacher Gul Mohammed receives a bike
donated by ARP
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Dr Farid Bazger
donating reading books to pupils at Hayat Middle School
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The
projects funded by ARP are overseen by Dr. Farid Bazger, who has
championed literacy and education for all Afghans, sometimes at great
personal risk.
Dr. Farid has visited village and city
schools, universities in
Kabul and Jalalabad, and classes in refugee camps where families have
fled from local fighting or drought. He meets the men and women
dedicated to teaching and the students of all ages who know that
education is their pathway to a better future.
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As
Afghan state funding cannot meet the overwhelming needs of the
devastated country, it is no surprise that we receive more grant
requests than can be funded. We aim to fund book titles that
support Afghan needs now, and that support Afghan literary culture and
heritage. Donated money works more than once, as the publication
process provides income for Afghan illustrators, writers and printers.
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Every
£1 makes a difference,
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£1 prints 5 children’s books
- £8 provides books for a class
- £2200 provides a resource and library room for a school
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