A visit to an Afghan Institute of Learning clinic costs $1.80 per patient.
Why we care: Afghan women and girls have a right to good health.
How we're solving this: Afghan Institute of Learning has provided health services and education to 3.6 million women and children through the clinics it supports.
The Afghan Institute of Learning, an Afghan women’s non-governmental organization, believes that Afghan women and girls have a right to good health.
Since 1996, Afghan Institute of Learning has provided health services and education to 3.6 million women and children through the clinics it supports.
Every patient that comes to an Afghan Institute of Learning clinic receives health education on various health topics and also sees a doctor. The clinics treat numerous ailments from colds to injuries and provide vaccinations and reproductive services. Afghan Institute of Learning’s approach is to link healthcare and education programs creating a more pervasive care model, while delivering health services.
A visit to an Afghan Institute of Learning clinic costs $1.80 per patient. AIL is requesting support for one month of health services and education for 5,000 patients in its Kabul clinics.
The Afghan Institute of Learning is an Afghan women’s non-governmental organization founded in 1995 by Dr. Sakena Yacoobi to help address the problem of poor access for Afghan women and children to education and health services, their subsequent inability to support their lives, and the impact of this lack of education and health on Afghan society.
Afghan Institute of Learning is an organization, run by Afghan women, that plays a major part in reconstructing education and health systems capable of reaching the women and children of Afghanistan--whether in refugee camps or in their homes in Afghanistan.
Afghan Institute of Learning’s visionary programs have had a major impact on Afghanistan and its people. Between 1996 and June 2012, over 10 million Afghans have been direct beneficiaries of AIL education, training and health services. A number of Afghan Institute of Learning’s visionary programs have been replicated or adopted by the Afghan government and other NGOs.