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WHY JOIN THE SCHOOLS PROMISE?
Schools Promise is a program that encourages Australian schools to support a Mahboba’s Promise school in Afghanistan. For Afghanistan to have a prosperous and peaceful future its children need to be healthy, strong and well-educated. By supporting a Mahboba's Promise school you are making a contribution to a peaceful future.
Schools Promise Newsletter
HOW CAN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS HELP?
School students can be involved in a variety of creative ways including:
- special events and assemblies
- mufti days
- stationery drives
- staff collections
- fundraising events
WHERE WILL THE FUNDS GO?
Funds raised reach Afghanistan through personal contact by Mahboba’s offices in Sydney and in Kabul. All money is used to buy basic items like generators, shoes and stationery and is also used for hiring teachers and other staff.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS?
Participating schools have found that supporting a school in Afghanistan offers many benefits.
Ideally, the program is not additional to the school’s work; it is a strategy for achieving goals that already have full school commitment.
There are strong links to values of education, to building global citizenship and to social justice programs.
Benefits include:
- Students are assisted in appreciating the different lives of other young people in developing countries
- The possibility of a longer term involvement with one school develops a perspective of how funds are used at the destination point
- Coordination of the project offers outstanding opportunities for student leadership development in public speaking, event management, team building, planning, monitoring, project management, communication etc
- The project can help all students clarify their understanding of social justice issues
- The project actively demonstrates ways in which young people can take action to follow through on their concerns
- There are numerous curriculum links that can be used to extend the program into classrooms, for instance in English, social sciences and technology.
HOW TO SUPPORT A SCHOOL?
To learn more, contact Schools Promise by direct email: schoolspromise@mahbobaspromise.org or phone (02) 9887 1665 for more information.
PANJSHIR VALLEY SCHOOL
Panjshir Valley is a remote area with difficult road access and cold winters. Here, The Abdara School for Girls demonstrates that Australian students can make a real difference.
Over 200 girls now have access to education at the school. School students in Australia raise funds for equipment, stationery, shoes and uniforms. The Abdara girls now have the beginnings of landscaped playgrounds and have warm colourful scarves to wear in the winter all thanks to Aussie school kids!
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow the links to read some stories of participating schools.
Asquith Girls High School
Cheltenham Girls High School
Macarthur Girls High School
Narrabeen High School
Newington College
Noor Al Houda Islamic College
North Sydney Girls High School
The Scots College
Caringbah High School
Strathfield Girls High School
Cherrybrook Technology High School
You can contact us by emailing us at: schoolspromise@mahbobaspromise.org or phone (02) 9887 1665 to talk with a School Program Liaison Officer about the possibilities.
Every donation will change someone's life. Please donate today.
Other schools who have supported Schools Promise in the last two years, some of whom have raised over $1000, include:
Kingsgrove North High School
Mosman High School
Muirfield High School
Northmead High School
Pittwater High School
Plumpton Public School
Sydney Secondary College (Balmain Campus)
Waverley College
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