School for the deaf to be built in Kabul

On five-acres of land donated by the Afghan government in April of this year, a new school that will educate deaf children will be built – possibly by the end of summer. Work on the perimeter wall already started yesterday.

The Afghan National Association for the Deaf (ANAD) is working with a US based nonprofit organization (Mountain2Mountain) on the project. A lot of the money will be raised by Mountain2Mountain; also two US companies, InnoVida Holdings, and International Home Finance and Development are donating materials and services (worth about $300,000) for the buildings and a perimeter wall. Quality Management Construction of Afghanistan will also be doing construction management at a discounted rate.

Once completed, the school will be able to accommodate up to 1,000 students – both boys and girls (from Kindergarten through High School). The school will include a program to train teachers to teach deaf students, and a farm to provide vocational training in agriculture for the deaf. The headquarters for the Afghan National Association for the Deaf (ANAD) will also be there.

To more info or to help, please visit: mountain2mountain.org

June 23, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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