Twenty years of war and internal conflicts have resulted in the complete destruction of social and economic infrastructure including the virtual collapse of the education system in terms of physical and human resources.

This project is aimed at rehabilitating and rebuilding the education sector for long-term human development of the region through a focus on primary education.

During recent civil unrest and major change in power, the Education Directorate (ED) in Afghanistan was forced to close the schools and the directorate's institutional capacity deteriorated rapidly.

Due to return of peace and stability in the province, the provincial government has opened 40 schools in Kandahar city and its surrounding areas. Out of the total schools, 35 are primary.

Project Objectives

1. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kandahar Education Directorate/provincial authorities for establishing partnership.
2. Selection of primary schools and identification of infrastructure improvement needs.
3. Tendering process
4. Certification of completion of repair work

Project Activities

The primary education infrastructure of Kandahar city and suburb areas has been rehabilitated and is functional.

"Islamic Relief is striving for a fairer world. Our mission is to help the poor and needy to live sustainable, self-reliant lives within safe and caring communities. Our work is guided and shaped by the core values of accountability, humanitarianism, neutrality and impartiality, inclusiveness, integrity and co-operation, all of which are also integral to the Islamic faith."
Dr Hany El Banna - Founder of Islamic Relief

Islamic Relief was established in 1984 and our unique approach is the result of these many years of hands-on experience.

1. Where possible we adopt a community partnership-based approach; encouraging community involvement, understanding and ownership of projects.
2. We run the majority of our field projects ourselves, giving us direct insight into the problems faced and how best to solve them.
3. We aim to empower those we help in order to achieve sustainable results.
4. Though our emergency response teams are quick to respond to emergencies around the world, we continue to support communities long after the initial media interest has died down.
5. We recruit staff locally to benefit from their local knowledge. This ensures that we are culturally sensitive and allows us to reach communities and areas other organisations cannot.
6. Where necessary we coordinate our work with other reputable aid agencies, local organisations and governments.

Millennium Development Goals

Islamic Relief is committed to the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which have been agreed by the world’s leading development institutions in an effort to meet the needs of the world’s poorest by the year 2015. 

The goals:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development

For more information about the MDGs, please visit: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/