Education in Emergencies for Afghan Children WADAN proposes the establishment of 180 learning spaces for 5,400 school-aged children of which 10 would be ALC learning spaces (100% girls) and 170 CBE learning (60% girls and 40% boys,) with a focus on those affected by the crisis as well as those from vulnerable and conflict-affected families left out of the education system in Khak-e-Safeed, and Qala-e-Kah districts of Farah Province and Lashkarghah and Nahr-e-Saraj Districts of Helmand Province. Each of the earning spaces would serve 30 students for a time period of one educational year (9 months) with consideration of the project period. The ALC students will study up to three and half hours a day to complete the school year for a time period of 12 months. WADAN would target out-of-school children, those in hard-to-reach areas, and children from vulnerable families most affected by the developments in Afghanistan since the end of August 2021. The learning spaces would offer access to education for students from Grades 1 to 3. The site selection will done in close coordination with PED, DEDs, and other stakeholders. Considering the needs and initial assessment we conducted, WADAN intends to establish 116 CBE classes in Helmand (58 in Lashkarghah and 58 in Nahr-e-Saraj) and 54 in Farah (27 in Khak-e-Safeed and 27 in Qala-e-Kah). In addition, the 10 ALC learning spaces will be established in Helmand Province, 5 in each participating district. 
Through this proposed project, WADAN would increase access to education through community-based approaches create an inclusive teaching and learning environment for girls and boys, improve the quality of learning by training teachers and create safe and protective learning environments for 5,400 students. All the learning spaces will be set up following Afghanistan Education Cluster standards classroom kits, recreation kits, teacher kits, hand-washing stations, winterization, and textbook and learning kits for children. Female teachers would be recruited for the learning spaces according to the CBE Policy and would be trained on pedagogy, teaching methodology child protection and safeguarding, disaster risk reduction (DRR), psychosocial support (PSS), PSEA, and other associated aspects. At the end of the school year, WADAN would transit the students to the nearest girls’ and boys’ public schools based on the pre-signed MoU and the project’s work plan. WADAN’s master trainers who have years of experience in community-based education would provide core and other specialized training to the teachers – including teachers from hub schools.
As part of its mobilization efforts, to enroll children, WADAN would design and conduct a comprehensive “Back to School” campaign in the targeted communities to increase public awareness and seek support from local influential figures, elders, and other local leaders. A comprehensive database would be developed to meet the MIS requirement of MoE, and the student and their families will be encouraged to enroll their children the data will be registered to the Afghanistan education system and will connect them with the relevant hub school. The project will also enable them to pursue their education beyond the project duration by issuing them the roll (Asaas) number. The project exit strategy will be mainstreamed into the existing formal education system to ensure the continuity of the education beyond the project in the relevant hub school. We also intend to train 100 teachers of hub schools, particularly females to improve their capacity.