Sana Orphanage is an independent, non-political, not-for-profit, and non government organization that provides assistance to the poor & needy children of Afghanistan.Khalil Ahmad is running Sana Orphanage in Kandahar with the support and help of the American people and Afghan Americans. Donations in the US are being handled through Shughla K. Ahmadi, who is the president of the organization"s Non-Profit office in the United States. Sana Orphanage is providing excellent care in the field of orphan services, education, and vocational training. Sana Orphanage is serving impoverished, abused and orphaned children all over the city of Kandahar, but we hope to expand to other cities soon.
It is imperative to have a well equipped and organized center for this orphanage, so that we can increase the capacity of our building, and have a good facility for the staff. The staff currently includes two administrators, four security guards, a driver, a cook, a housekeeper, a laundress, and two teachers (for a total of 12 staff). The orphanage continues to need such items as food, clothing, and shoes for the children, plus books and school supplies for the childrens" education. In addition, there is a need for continuing medical care, to alleviate the conditions of malnutrition and abuse that some of the children have suffered.
Sana Orphanage is dedicated to educating the children in its care. The orphanage school is designed to serve the needs of all children in its care, including children who have never seen the inside of a classroom. All children at the orphanage are educated. Sana Orphanage provides highly qualified teachers to teach reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as language instruction in Farsi, Pashto and English. In addition, Sana Orphanage also focuses on vocational training for the students with an emphasis on occupations to improve the community. Similarly it provides job placement upon graduation.
Sana Orphanage is the fundamental first step towards hope and a future for the orphans in Kandahar, a place to give them dreams and an assurance that they too will have a role in society. Without education these children would be forced to choose a life of crime, selling/ smuggling drugs just to survive the harsh conditions they face. Prison or death will bring a tragic end to their childhood. Moreover children are drafted by the militias and used as suicide bombers, which is not only a major threat to Afghanistan but also to us here in the United States.