Our Wish List for 2012….Jan. 5, 2012
Wish List 2012 Additional teacher $1310 year Supplies per class $300 year Computer class $3000 1st year English class Read more
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Emmy-nominated interview shows the work of TIE….Nov. 17, 2011
Michelle Toy and Brent Cannon of NBC interview Budd about the work of Trust in Education in spring of 2008. Though several years old, this Emmy-nominated video does a great job of showing why the work of Trust in Education is so important .
Learn and Pack!
Several big events for Trust in Education coming up this weekend! Rebuild Afghanistan Summit If it seems like Afghanistan is a land arid of possibilities, on Saturday October 22 you have the opportunity to hear from a lot of people who are working to change that. The Rebuild Afghan Summit is hosting Budd and Read more
The Girl Effect: Why Trust in Education invests in girls…Oct. 4, 2011
As “The Girl Effect” so aptly describes, educating girls makes a big difference to society in the long run: * When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. * An extra year of primary school boosts girls’ eventual wages by 10 to Read more
Setbacks and Progress, Part 2….August 24, 2011
One of our computer classes was burglarized a couple of weeks ago. Fortunately we had enough computers to replace the computers. We must, however, buy flat screen monitors. When people upgrade their computers, they hang on to their monitors. We’re always in search of flat screen monitors, should you decide to upgrade yours. BEFORE THE Read more
Setbacks and Progress, Part 1….August 17, 2011
From our most recent newsletter: TIE’s recent setbacks are minor. Its recent new undertakings are having major impact. Some of both are reported below. The time/progress graph will never have a straight line. The gratifying news in these uncertain times is that we are not being forced to downsize. At least, not yet. Continue to enlist Read more
Nelab becomes first in her class…August 15, 2011
Nelab, one of the street children sponsored by Trust in Education, has become first in her class! She is very hard working and intelligent. Nelab’s brother is mentally ill and needs regular treatment. Her mother washes the neighbors’ clothes to support her family. Nelab said, “If my father was alive, my family wouldn’t face Read more
Schools in Afghanistan safer places to be….July 13, 2011
Despite the attack on the dome at Zohra’s school site, in general there seems to be fewer attacks on schools this year, according to the New York Times (See Filling Classes With Learning, Not Fears). The Times also repeated a report that we have heard elsewhere: Mullah Muhammad Omar, one of the primary spiritual leaders Read more
Latest News: Zohra’s school is rising up!…July 12, 2011
To create a better life for their daughters, the villagers of Farza are hard at work on Zohra’s school for girls. They are volunteering to build this school which will have 10 classrooms and educate 350 girls who currently have no school in the village. It is great to see the progress–the classrooms are taking Read more
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