Community Learning Circles
Bridge classes for children who need structured catch-up support in literacy, numeracy, and routine study habits.
Registration No. 3643
18
community learning hubs supported
12K
learners reached across provinces
64%
girls and young women in active cohorts
Director: Robert Johnson
Learning and leadership rooted in Afghan communities.
Muassasa Omid baraye Taleem wa Rahbariyat dar Afghanistan equips children, youth, and local educators with practical learning pathways, trusted mentoring, and community-led leadership programs that strengthen opportunity where it is needed most.
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Why We Exist
Education access remains uneven, especially for rural families and displaced learners.
Our organization works alongside local teachers, parents, and community leaders to keep foundational learning moving even when infrastructure, distance, or economic pressure disrupts formal schooling.
Small-group literacy and numeracy sessions close urgent learning gaps.
Women mentors and youth facilitators create safer learning pathways.
Community committees help sustain each center after launch.
How We Work
Leadership development is paired with direct service so communities can carry the work forward.
Each program links practical instruction with local problem-solving. Teachers receive coaching, adolescent leaders learn facilitation, and parents help guide attendance, safeguarding, and outreach.
Training plans are built around local language, context, and seasonal realities.
Youth leadership circles strengthen confidence, public speaking, and civic responsibility.
Monitoring focuses on retention, progression, and real household-level outcomes.
Programs
Integrated programs built for continuity.
Our portfolio spans accelerated education, teacher support, leadership formation, and family engagement, designed to work across changing local conditions.
Teacher Coaching Labs
On-site and peer-based coaching for classroom planning, active instruction, and low-resource teaching methods.
Girls’ Leadership Fellowship
Mentoring and leadership training for adolescent girls building communication, confidence, and service skills.
Family Outreach and Safeguarding
Parent sessions and referral pathways that improve attendance, safety awareness, and trust in local learning spaces.
Impact Snapshot
Measured progress across education and leadership work.
12,480
students reached
220
teachers coached
460
young leaders mentored
32
community committees
87%
program retention rate
Featured Case Study
A neighborhood learning center in Karte Seh became a leadership hub for girls and parents.
After local families in west Kabul reported repeated schooling interruptions, our team partnered with volunteer educators and mothers’ groups to reopen a structured evening learning space. The center began with remedial lessons for 38 students and grew into a wider support network that included parent dialogues, reading clubs, and youth-led peer mentoring.
38
students re-engaged in regular learning within one quarter
14
young women trained to facilitate peer study circles
91%
average attendance sustained after six months
Team Preview
Leadership grounded in program delivery.
A cross-functional team coordinates partnerships, education quality, field operations, and youth leadership support.
Robert Johnson
Director
Farzana Ahmadi
Head of Education Programs
Abdul Qadir Rahimi
Field Operations Lead
Laila Noori
Youth Leadership Coordinator
Latest Stories
Field notes, milestones, and community voices.
Why small reading groups are driving better retention in district learning hubs
A look at facilitator routines and parent engagement practices that are keeping learners consistently enrolled.
Youth fellows lead community dialogues on safety, study time, and attendance
Peer facilitators are helping families and adolescents solve practical barriers to participation.
Inside a coaching lab: lesson planning techniques for low-resource classrooms
Simple routines are giving teachers more structure, clarity, and learner engagement.
How parent committees help protect continuity during difficult seasonal disruptions
Local decision-making is strengthening attendance planning and safeguarding checks.
Mentorship circles are expanding confidence for adolescent girls entering leadership roles
Mentors share how trust, routine, and public speaking practice are changing participation.
Local partnerships are helping centers stay active with fewer material resources
Shared spaces, volunteer educators, and community planning continue to expand reach.
Where We Work
Program touchpoints across Afghanistan.
Coordination is managed from Kabul with active community partnerships and delivery points in western, central, and northern corridors. Our current network prioritizes continuity for learners facing the highest barriers to access.
Kabul: National coordination, teacher support, and youth fellowship management.
Herat: Community learning circles and family outreach programming.
Mazar-e-Sharif: Facilitator training, mentoring, and regional logistics support.
Kabul
Herat
Mazar-e-Sharif