Ministry of Education

Afghanistan

Over 6.5 Million students are enrolled in over 11500 primary, secondary and high schools across Afghanistan. The Ministry of Education has envisioned equipping at least grade 10, 11 and 12 students with the computers in the coming years with the help of the international community.

The Ministry of Education would like their children to come into contact with computers, use the technology to enhance day-to-day studies, connect to the wider world through internet and utilise technology as a tool for economic development and social prosperity.

The Ministry has already taken an initial step in introducing OLPC in the education system of Afghanistan for grades 4, 5, and 6, for which they have built a strong technical team to support and maintain the computers. Together with a volunteer from Ricoh, Close the Gap set up a first computer lab as a pilot project and they are now looking to see with which partners the programme can be extended to other Afghan schools .