The national
campaign is part of FTE's effort to expand links between youth
in elementary and secondary education around the world. SOS
offers them an easy and effective way to reach out to their
peers while providing an opportunity to participate in a global
humanitarian effort and learn about the values of international
collaboration and global citizenship. Further, it builds relationships
for future direct school-to-school links between schools in
the US and those in Afghanistan.
SOS Funds
from schools or individuals will be distributed through the
following organizations:
Afghans
for Civil Society
SOS Funds will
be used for schools in Kandahar. Staff members meet with school
administration and teachers to help them prioritize their
needs. They then accompany them to the local bazaar to buy
the needed items or, if the request is for items such as desks
and chairs, arranges to have them built by local labor.
Contact: acs@afghanpolicy.org
Afghans for Civil Society
30 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA, 02138
617-576-7104
Relief
International
SOS funds will
be used for the Afghans Schools Project. Since January 2002,
the Afghan Schools Project has built over 250 classrooms,
allowing 30,000 children to return to school. According to
the Afghan Ministry of Education, a further 2,500 schools
need to be constructed. With your help, we can work to ensure
that every Afghan child can go "Back-to-School".
Web site: http://www.afghan-schools.org/
Contact: info@afghan-schools.org
Afghan Schools Project
Relief International
1575 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90024
1-877-4-AFGHAN
(877-423-4426)
U.S.
Fund for UNICEF
SOS funds will
be used to purchase UNICEF's School-In-A-Box kits, which are
designed to meet educational needs of Afghan teachers and
students. Each UNICEF School-In-A-Box educational kit costs
US$300, and contains enough supplies to support 80 students,
bringing the cost per student breakdown to US$3.75. Among
the supplies are 25 items for teachers and 11 items for students,
including chalkboards and chalk, paper and writing instruments,
and other basic education curriculum materials.
Web site: www.unicefusa.org
Contact: kidshelpingkids@unicefusa.org
Telephone: 1-800-FOR-KIDS
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10036 |
