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and drought (The White House). This has, essentially, deprived many Afghanis of a basic education. And, things aren't much better today - nearly 45 percent of primary aged children in the country do not go to school (UNICEF).
MMCC employs creative and community-based techniques to improve Afghanistan's literacy rate - in a manner that actually brings happiness to children. Every bit of support will go a long way to helping MMCC improve the living conditions of Afghani children.
Disclaimer: Please know that due to resource constraints, lighthouseffect does not personally visit the operation sites of featured organizations, and therefore cannot endorse that you donate your time or money. If you wish to do so, please be diligent in personally researching the organization in question. have reached more than half a million children and teachers in 16 provinces. In 2006, MMCC established Afghan-MMCC, a locally managed NGO that will take continue MMCC activities in Afghanistan while MMCC expands globally.
future plans The goal is to take key experiences from the time spent in Afghanistan and transfer the concept of MMCC to other countries. Research and networking for similar programs is slated to start soon (in Tajikistan and Nepal).
reasons to help the MMCC An educated population is considered to be the foundation of any society. However, this is something that Afghanistan sorely lacks. Over 10 million children in Afghanistan have suffered through years of civil war
established 2002
current areas of impact Afghanistan
mission To maintain and expand self-sustainable NGOs that develop positive and joyful educational environments for children in countries of need.
accomplishments MMCC achieves its goal by implementing creative teaching methods (such as performing and fine arts) to educate children in such areas as health, peace efforts, and landmine awareness. MMCC also conducts classes in subjects like English, journalism and math. So far in Afghanistan, MMCC's educational entertaining performances, workshops and teacher trainings Visit the official Web site of Email MMCC:   report broken links Copyright 2007 lighthouseffect. All Rights Reserved. lighthouseffect terminology |