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UK Registered Charity No. 1092134

I am a doctor and set up Afghan Connection (AC) in 2002 following several working visits to Afghanistan during the Russian War and under the Taliban regime. What I saw during those visits was a beautiful country devastated by war. Girls were denied an education and with women banned from working, many boys' schools lacked teachers and many schools had been destroyed.

AC's aim is to bring hope and opportunity to a generation of young people in Afghanistan through health, education and sport.

                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

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Michael Morpurgo and Sebastian Faulks confirmed for Literary lunch 10th Anniversary!

If you would like to be sent an invitation to purchase your ticket, please email office@afghanconnection.org or telephone us on 01635 578841.

 

 

Afghan Connection partners with 10x10...

10x10 is a global movement for girls' education - 

People working together to change girls' lives.

At the heart of this campaign is a pioneering film that tells the stories of 10 different girls from 10 different countries. Afghan Connection is honoured to be involved in this campaign as we share the view that  "Educating girls breaks the cycle of poverty and changes the world". (www.10x10act.org). 

Dr Fane was joined by Amy Atkinson (a 10x10 producer) and Leslie Knott (Film maker) on her last visit to Afghanistan, to help find a story of an inspirational girl to feature in the film and who has been helped by the work that AC has done.

Click here to find out more, and here to watch a short film of their trip.

 

 

* Visit Dr Fane's Afghan blog for the full story of her trip*

*Click here to read letters from Afghanistan*

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Afghan Connection's ethos:
If we can change one life for the better, our work is worthwhile.
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Education

The right of every child to have an education is at the heart of what Afghan Connection is trying to achieve. Since 2002, we have funded the building and equipping of 35 schools across Afghanistan for 40,000 children, and twinned 20 Afghan schools with schools in the UK, a highly successful project that promotes awareness and understanding between the children in both countries. In 2011 AC together with the SCA launched a new initiative known as the Worsaj Education Programme. The purpose, to support education for a population oof 70,000 in the mountainous district of Worsaj, in Takhar Province, N E Afghanistan. 

Cricket

The Afghan Cricket Team is a symbol of hope for the people of Afghanistan. With the support of the MCC Spirit of Cricket, the AYCSO and with generous private donors AC is now taking cricket to all corners of Afghanistan. Each year we build 10 concrete wickets in schools and to date we have built 28. In turn, this provides funds to repair buildings, construct latrines and wells or add classrooms. We also run up to 10 cricket coaching camps each year for boys, girls and children with disabilities. Each year 24 people will be trained to ICC Coaching level 1 and then 2 as part of a long term plan to build up the number of qualified cricket coaches in Afghanistan.

"Put down your guns and pick up your bats!"
 
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Twin Schools

The Twin School Project, is an integral part of our work, partially funded by a grant from the European Union. It aims to improve understanding between children of different cultures, to provide teaching based around the Millennium Development Goals and to bring support to Afghan schools isolated from the outside world. The 6 years that it has been funding has just come to an end but we are hoping to get renewed funding in 2012. The culmination was a Parliamentary event in November 2011 to raise awareness of the need for Education in Afghanistan.

Health

Ac has funded vaccination programme, medical training and the refurbishment and equipping of hospitals and clinics; including the Neonatal, Intensive Care and ENT wards at the Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kabul. AC has also funded Paediatric and Obstetric training for doctors and midwives, provided 16 vaccine refridgerators to be used and supported an emergency vaccination programme in Northern Afghanistan.