Afghans4tomorrow Inc.

Programs: Elementary and secondary education:1) a4t girls home schools (sheik yassin, wardak province), a4t is the first organization providing education for girls in sheik yassin, wardak province. Students come from different villages to attend school in the five home schools which follow the curriculum of the ministry of education. In 2013 a4t provided elementary education to 222 girls students in grades 1 to 8. The school principal and two teachers helped the school in the afternoon. After receiving approval from the local shura (community council), the 9th grade was added in 2014 taught by an elder male teacher from the boys' school, which was the only solution for these girls due to lack of female teachers at that grade level. The principal and two female teachers continue teaching 7th and 8th grades. A council of school principals in wardak province held meetings with the a4t principal, who also comes to kabul twice in a month to discuss improving their schools. A4t planned and monitored a 2-month teacher-training program for five home school teachers in early 2013, when schools are closed for winter. The program, held at 'farda-e-afghanan' school in kabul, was funded by the 'rebuilding afghanistan foundation' nonprofit. The main objective of this program is to build the capacity of teachers. Courses included: improvement on teaching skills and methodology, academic classes, rules and students' personality genesis (personality of children). 2) since a4t transferred, on june 1, 2012, its school in kabul to a new school, the farda-e-afghanan ('tomorrow's afghans') private school, a4t has continued in a supporting role for the poorest of students to supplement tuition payments. Tuition support was provided for 73 poor female students in 2013, who had been part of its earlier accelerated program. This program was funded in the first half of 2013 by a grant from the zakat foundation of america, and from an anonymous donor in the second half of the year. This donor also supported the school's 4th annual science fair. It was held november 3, 2013 and it is one of the best programs at the school. The fair's three winning teams were part of the tuition support program, (and former a4t students). 3) the dudley family grant program (stipend for university and community college students): this program is funded by henry and margy dudley. Since it began in april 2011, 33 qualified afghan women students from different provinces (from very poor families) have received a small stipend for their higher education needs at different private and government schools, community colleges and universities. This will enable them to have better job opportunities. Of the 33 students, 22 have graduated from their programs. Most are supporting themselves working in ngo's, private schools, private hospitals and other companies. A4t was supporting 14 students in this program at the beginning of 2013. Then from august on, a4t supported 11 students, as two of them graduated and one was absent. Funding continues and the program has expanded in 2014.

the abdullah omar health post in shiek yassin, chak district, wardak province:in 2013 a4t provided 6,233 patients of all ages, in 15-25 villages in the district, with checkups, health care information, medical treatment by doctors and medicines. Services included 1,551 vaccinations for women and children and midwife services for women and newborns. Our midwife treated 1,053 patients, in our private midwife facility next to the health post, where 28 babies were delivered during 2013. A small fee is charged for services and medicines, except for the poor who can't pay. Funding of this program in 2013 was from individual donors.

agriculture and vocational training programs: george washington university financed a specialized water/environment advocacy program, using technology and other forums, culminating in personal attendance at the bishkek, tajikistan conference (28th sept to 2nd oct. 2013). The a4t country director and 4 afghan women, selected for their provincial environmental experience, were the first ever representatives from the organization's office in kabul, to attend an international conference. Funding continues and the team will participate in another conference in 2014.

a4t's offices are on the first floor of the same building as the guesthouse, which is on the second floor. This includes the offices of the country director who oversees all a4t programs and the staff working in the building including: director of operations admin /hrmanager, finance manager, guest house manager/logistics manager and a cook, cleaner and guard. The office is used for weekly meetings between the office managers and guesthouse staff, monthly meetings of all the stream managers of the projects, monthly meetings with the advisory committee, for interviewing candidates for staff positions or for one of the projects, for preparing all the forms, paperwork and taxes required by the afghan government of the projects or guesthouse, reviewing project proposals, preparing the annual budget for theorganization and a monthly revenue and expense report for all operations for the board, writing a monthly activity report with photos of all projects and office and guesthouse activities, preparing other financial reports and analysis about projects for large donors of ourprojects, writing grant proposals/applications for funding projects, working with a4t volunteers, storing and preparing supplies for our projects, preparing the tax worksheets with the board treasurer for the irs form 990, conference calls with board members and/or affiliateorganizations we work with, meeting with tour groups and volunteers staying at the guesthouse about a4t programs and needs; solving many challenges facing our organization daily, etc. A4t guesthouse is used by: a4t staff who operate our programs, our organization's board members traveling to kabul to oversee our projects, a4t volunteers, by our staff for teacher training, capacitytraining of staff, capacity training for water project, by academics on a graduate school program, journalists, and by volunteers in humanitarian projects supported by orparallel to our mission. Part of the income helps to support a4t's education and health projects in afghanistan.