Improve the Lives of Children in Afghanistan

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Summary

With difficult challenges facing the people, especially children and women, Save the Children has worked in Afghanistan for over 20 years with programs in health and education.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In the past five years progress has been made, but Afghanistan still faces many challenges. Afghanistan has high infant, child and maternal mortality; low immunization; chronic nutritional deficiencies among children; low literacy levels; and low school enrollment and high drop-out rates, especially among girls.

Activities

We support maternal-child health initiatives, including community midwife education, newborn health programs and basic health services. We work to increase basic education to promote development and help prepare children for key roles in society.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $125
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $14,875
Total Funding Goal: $15,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The programs will help support and sustain development efforts for Afghan children and families by delivering education especially for girls and preschool children and to continue to grow partnerships with communities and local health professionals.

Project Message

Our health team in Afghanistan is bringing the benefits of our proven and sustainable nutrition rehabilitation program to children in remote, northern reaches of the country.
- Charles MacCormack, President and CEO

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Courtney Williams,
Manager Workplace Campaigns & Partnerships
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT
United States
8007283843
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Project Sponsor

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Organization

Save the Children Federation
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06680
United States
203-221-4000
http://www.savethechildren.org

Learn more about Save the Children Federation and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Afghanistan and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Afghanistan, read the Human Development Report on Afghanistan or the Wikipedia entry for Afghanistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 20, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 20, 2008.

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