Learning that reaches the last mile
Since 2022, ASLO has managed Community-Based Education (CBE) programs funded by UNICEF across four provinces simultaneously — Badghis, Baghlan, Kunar, and Maidan Wardak — while completing UNICEF-funded school construction in Kabul (USD 1.12 million) and Badakhshan, and delivering Youth and Adult Literacy and Basic General Literacy programs for UNESCO across Khost, Paktia, and Sar-e-Pul at the same time. ASLO has also managed Global Partnership for Education System Improvement Grants (GPE ESPIG) in Logar through IRC and SCA, and implemented emergency education programs for out-of-school children through ECHO/ACTED in Takhar and Badakhshan, and ECHO/IRC in Badghis.
This breadth — spanning community-based learning, adult literacy, emergency education, and physical school construction — confirms ASLO as one of the most versatile and trusted education implementing partners among Afghan national NGOs, with demonstrated capacity to manage large, multi-province education portfolios compliant with UNICEF, UNESCO, GPE, and ECHO standards simultaneously.
Key activities
- Establishment and maintenance of Community-Based Schools (CBS) and Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) in underserved and conflict-affected areas
- Early Childhood Development (ECD) programming for school readiness, ages 3–6
- Remedial and catch-up education classes to reintegrate out-of-school children
- Youth and Adult Literacy and Basic Education (YALBE) and Basic General Literacy (BGL) programs
- Vocational and skills training for youth and women
- Teacher training, capacity building, and provision of teaching and learning materials
- School construction and rehabilitation with inclusive, climate-adaptive design standards
- Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and child protection into education delivery
Implemented projects, 2022–2025
Twelve education projects delivered across nine provinces with five major donors.
| Project Title | Location | Donor | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic General Literacy (BGL) Program | Sar-e-Pul | UNESCO | 2022–2023 |
| Basic General Literacy (BGL) Programs | Khost, Paktia & Sar-e-Pul | UNESCO | 2023–2024 |
| AFG GPE Education ESPIG 2023 | Logar | GPE / IRC | 2024–2025 |
| AFG GPE Education ESPIG 2023 | Logar | GPE / SCA | 2024–2025 |
| Emergency Education (NE & NW Afghanistan) | Takhar & Badakhshan | ECHO / ACTED | 2024–2025 |
| Inclusive Education for Out-of-School Children | Badghis & Ghormach | ECHO / IRC | 2025 |
| Community-Based Education (CBE) | Badghis | UNICEF | 2023–2025 |
| Community-Based Education (CBE) | Baghlan | UNICEF | 2023–2025 |
| Community-Based Education (CBE) | Kunar | UNICEF | 2024–2025 |
| Community-Based Education (CBE) | Maidan Wardak | UNICEF | 2024–2025 |
| School Construction: Supporting Girls & Boys | Kabul | UNICEF | 2024 |
| School Construction: Supporting Girls & Boys | Badakhshan | UNICEF | 2025 |