Help the Afghan Children - Performance Scorecard
Help the Afghan Children (HTAC), takes great pride in the quality of our work and the positive impact we're having in delivering education to children in our schools, empowering local school committees, and improving the quality of life for children and their families.
HTAC's Performance Scorecard is designed to reflect the overall results of our work and let you know how we’re doing. Our Scorecard has 4 major categories:
- Our ability to train and prepare teachers to excel in the classroom.
- Our ability to enroll students in schools; especially girls.
- Our ability to delivery quality programs and facilitate student achievement.
- he impact we're having in delivering critical humanitarian aid.
Note: In Afghanistan, the school year begins around March 21st. and runs through November 30th. Some Scorecard data will not be available until the completion of the current school year.
Teacher Training
| Performance Category |
Current
Performance |
Performance Since 2002 |
|
Number of teachers enrolled in our program
|
31* |
1127 |
| Percentage of teachers mastering all 11 of HTAC's critical teaching competencies |
100%*
31 out of 31 |
93.3%*
1052 out of 1127 |
*1 – Program currently being coordinated by Ministry of Education.
60% of Afghan teachers nationwide lack a high school degree; 90% have no training.
Student Enrollment
| Performance Category |
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 2002 |
| Number of students enrolled in schools HTAC supports |
9936 |
55,427*1 |
| Number of boys enrolled |
4581 |
26,417 |
| Number of girls enrolled |
5355 |
29,010 |
*1 – These totals do not include the many years HTAC provided education to thousands of Afghan boys and girls during the rule of the Taliban, where non-religious education was discouraged and girls education was forbidden.
Program Quality and Student Achievement
| Performance Category |
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 2003 |
Computer Education Enrollment
Number of students enrolled in our program
Number of boys enrolled in program
Number of girls enrolled in program |
6156
2826
3330 |
8906
3982
4934 |
Computer Skill Mastery (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Excel)
Percentage of students mastering all skills
Percentage of boys mastering all skills
Percentage of girls mastering all skills |
96.8%
94.1%
99.9% |
96.1%
96.4%
95.8% |
HTAC was the first organization to introduce computers and computer education into Afghan public schools (2003) and our program is highly-recognized. As a comparison, less than 3% of all Afghan students are exposed to any form of computer education.
Program Quality and Student Achievement
| Performance Category |
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 2003 |
Literacy – “Read Afghanistan” Program
Number of students exposed to our program
Number of boys exposed to program
Number of girls exposed to program
Percentage of students achieving basic literacy
Percentage of boys achieving basic literacy
Percentage of girls achieving basic literacy |
2000
1000
1000
84.6%
81.7%
90.9% |
10516
5307
5209
*1
*1
*1 |
*1 – HTAC began tracking literacy achievement in 2006.
HTAC uses unique custom-designed illustrated storybooks to support classroom instruction. These bi-lingual books (Dari and English) are also available in each of our school libraries. As a comparison, over 50% of Afghan boys and 80% of girls (nationwide) remain illiterate.
Program Quality and Student Achievement
| Performance Category |
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 2003 |
Peace Education Enrollment
Number of students enrolled in our program
Number of boys enrolled in program
Number of girls enrolled in program |
250
125
125 |
3180
1592
1588
|
Program Quality and Student Achievement
| Performance Category |
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 2003 |
Peace Education – Application
Peace concepts taught/modeled in schools
Peace projects conducted in schools
Peace Rooms established at schools
Non-violent conflict resolution practiced |
100% (5 schools)
100% (5 schools)
100% (5 schools)
100% (5 schools) |
100% (10 of 10)*1
100% (10 of 10)*1
100% (10 of 10)*1
100% (10 of 10)*1 |
*1 – HTAC began tracking literacy achievement in 2006.
HTAC uses unique custom-designed illustrated storybooks to support classroom instruction.? These bi-lingual books (Dari and English) are also available in each of our school libraries.? As a comparison, over 50% of Afghan boys and 80% of girls (nationwide) remain illiterate.
Program Quality and Student Achievement
| Performance Category |
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 2003 |
Environmental Education Enrollment
Number of students enrolled in our program
Number of boys enrolled in program
Number of girls enrolled in program |
250 (5 schools)
125 (5 schools)
125 (5 schools) |
3,633 *1
1,738 *1
1,895 *1 |
Environmental Education – Application
Environmental concepts taught/modeled in schools
Environmental projects conducted in schools
Green Rooms established at schools
School gardens planted/maintained by students |
100% all schools
100% all schools
100% all schools
100% all schools |
100% (10 of10)*1
100% (10 of10)*1
100% (10 of10)*1
100% (10 of10%)*1 |
*1 – HTAC began tracking performance in 2006
HTAC’s innovative program, has been recognized by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education and the United Nations Afghanistan Environmental Unit.
Humanitarian Aid
|
Performance Category
|
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 1993 |
| Number of recipients of aid |
20,902 |
1,520,902 |
Since 1993, HTAC has delivered critical medical supplies, school supplies, clothing, nutritional supplements, hygiene materials, cooking and heating materials for over 1.5 million men, women, and children.
Cultural Exchanges
|
Performance Category
|
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 1993 |
Number of exchanges(Afghan & 'sister' schools)
Number of participating students *1
Number of student beneficiaries *2
|
2
61
3,304 |
4
152
4,821 |
*1 – Represents the number of students directly involved in exchange projects.
*2 - Represents the greater student population (of participating schools) who saw and learned about these projects.
Since 2005, HTAC has embarked on an innovative cross-cultural learning program where selected students from schools (primarily in the West), participate in formal exchange projects with students from ‘sister’ schools in Afghanistan. Project themes include topics such as: What is democracy?; Achieving peace in the world; & What is your school day like?
Computer Training for School Administrators and Teachers
|
Performance Category
|
Current
Performance |
Performance
Since 1993 |
|
Total number of enrollees
Number of school administrators enrolled
Number of teachers enrolled
Number of males enrolled
Number of females enrolled
Percentage of enrollees mastering computers
|
331
69
262
106
225
100%
225/225 |
331
69
262
106
225
100%
225/225 |
*1 – HTAC’s program began in 2006, with performance being tracked since 2007
HTAC believes that school administrators and teachers can best support on-going computer education for students if they themselves become computer literate. That is why we offer special computer training classes for administrators and teachers in schools where computer education is taught. As a result of this training, administrators and teachers can apply their computer knowledge to their work and become more productive.
This program typically runs in the Winter months from December – March. |
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