Children love stories. Stories help them understand the world and the people in it. It helps them expand their imagination as well as their reading skills. They can be entertained and the same time get inspired by the stories. Download a copy of original children’s’ story books from the ACKU’s website and give the gift of stories to your children. All of these stories, written by the local authors, are original, easy to read and promote a culture of peace, tolerance, equality and human rights, etc.
ABLE has published over 450 titles in Pashto, Farsi and Uzbeki on a variety of subjects. These writings are meant to be easy to read and informative at the same time. Realizing a lack of fictional stories in our primary and secondary level official curriculum, ABLE has started a new chapter in publishing story books for children. Through these books, children will be exposed to inspiring stories that teaches universal values of freedom of expression and tolerance while improving their reading skills. For detailed list of books please click here.
ABLE has a network of over 280 libraries and this network keeps growing with each new establishment across 34 provinces of the country. These libraries have been established and equipped by the ABLE program over many years and are updated with new reading material twice in every year. Over half a million students and public has benefited from these libraries over the years. Map Updates coming up…
Geographical map of ABLE Libraries
More locations will be updated soon...
What is ABLE?
ABLE stands for ACKU Box Library Extension. A long name perhaps, but a very simple idea. A time tested idea. An essential step towards progress. That is the need to read. Because to read is power.
How does it work?
ABLE has two main activities:
Number one – Box Libraries Box libraries are wooden shelves equipped with lots of books that are periodically updated with new books. These mobile libraries are placed inside schools, mosques and communities center around the country. In fact, ABLE has established these libraries in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
Number two – Publications ABLE publishes books to help people read. These books are often written by Afghan authors with inspiring content. The program is especially geared toward helping reading-age children. The goal is to supplement school curriculum with material that teaches children about fundamental human values. Through these books, children will get to read stories that leave positive impressions on their minds. They will come across inspiring stories that they can grow up with.
What can you do?
You can spend four dollars to buy a book from ABLE. The four dollars will go to help ABLE continue publishing story books and distributing them to children in Afghanistan. If you have reading age children and you want them to be able to read in Farsi and Pashto, then you can give ABLE books to your children as well.
If you think this is a good idea, then help us. Help ABLE to teach our children to read.
