Ashraful Aid focuses on improving the lives of underprivileged children and adults through holistic education strategies. Their projects aim to help people escape from poverty traps and become economically independent by availing necessary educational materials as well as training.
School Support Programs
The learner support scheme of Ashraful Aid is wide-ranging:
- Payment of School and Madressah Fees: Assisting with tuition fees ensures that financial barriers do not prevent children from accessing education.
- Supplying Basic Resources: Equipping students with basic necessities such as textbooks, stationeries, uniforms, enables them to participate actively in their studies.
- Tertiary Education Scholarships: These scholarships are meant to facilitate higher education thereby opening up future opportunities and careers.
- Enhancement of Infrastructure: Improving school facilities including classrooms libraries sanitation creates conducive environment for learning.
- Teacher Training: Investment in teachers’ professional development guarantees quality education delivery.
Areas of Special Focus
- Hifz Support: Providing resources and assistance to Hifz students locally and globally.
- Madressah Feeding Programs: Nutritious food is given to religious school students for purposes of supporting their education and wellbeing.
Skills Training and Vocational Programs
In addition to formal education, Ashraful Aid runs vocational training centers targeting adults especially women and refugees. These include:
- Vocational Courses: Practical skills like sewing, tailoring and computer knowledge are offered so that people can get employed through these trades.
- Support for Refugees and Widows: Individualized programs assist widows refugees that prioritize skill acquisition over personal confidence which can eventually lead into sustainable livelihoods
Impact and Future Plans
In the last one year alone, more than 5000 learners have benefited from Ashraful Aid’s educational programs which range from payment of school fees, to educational materials and teacher training as well as hygiene packs. Over 100 women and refugees have benefited from skills training where at least 1000 refugees have so far been empowered by the vocational training center since its inception.
In future, Ashraful Aid has plans to extend their programs, open new sewing centers and promote on-job-training in order to offer more support for job hunters thereby fostering self-sufficiency.
Conclusion
By giving children the tools they need to succeed academically and economically, Ashraful Aid’s commitment to education and skills training is changing lives and communities. They have a holistic approach that improves the lives of children and adults alike.
To know more about or support their initiatives visit Ashraful Aid’s Education page.
