For 25 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has worked with Afghan communities and their government at both the national and local level. The IRC trains teachers, school administrators, and supports parents, it uses mobile libraries and provides teachers with the learning aids they need for their classrooms.

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The U.S. has a leading role to play in rebuilding Afghanistan--the future of this country depends on critical support from the U.S.

Click here to urge your senators and members of Congress to support more humanitarian aid and development programs to help rebuild Afghanistan.

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With illiteracy rates in Afghanistan among the highest in the world, Relief International (RI) responded to the challenge by establishing libraries in rural areas of the country through our Afghan Libraries Program.

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The Afghanistan Relief Organization provides an educational center for girls, boys, women, and men in Kabul, and delivers relief aid directly into the hands of Afghans. One of their key initiatives is training teachers in rural communities.

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Learning about human rights is the first step toward respecting, promoting and defending those rights. This guide was created by Amnesty International's Human Rights Education program for The Kite Runner.

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