|
Province
|
Appx.# of Children
|
Teachers
|
Workers
|
| Badakhshan |
36
|
8
|
8
|
| Badghees |
47
|
8
|
15
|
| Baghlan |
94
|
10
|
13
|
| Balk |
87
|
6
|
14
|
| Bamyan |
206
|
14
|
25
|
| Farah |
95
|
6
|
10
|
| Faryab |
330
|
6
|
7
|
| Ghazine |
250
|
9
|
6
|
| Ghoor |
220
|
8
|
7
|
| Helmand |
47
|
8
|
5
|
| Herat |
500
|
14
|
25
|
| Jalalabad/Naingarhar
|
2532
|
67
|
27
|
| Jawazjan |
61
|
6
|
7
|
| Kabul |
2128
|
48
|
343
|
| Kandahar |
180
|
4
|
14
|
| Kapissa |
270
|
12
|
14
|
| Kendooz |
130
|
8
|
15
|
| Khoost |
105
|
4
|
10
|
| Konarhaa |
808
|
15
|
25
|
| Laghman |
1038
|
6
|
7
|
| Logaar |
223
|
8
|
7
|
| Nemrooz |
50
|
3
|
13
|
| Orozghan |
Future
site
|
8
|
10
|
| Paktiea |
226
|
6
|
10
|
| Parwan |
129
|
6
|
16
|
| Samangaan |
179
|
6
|
6
|
| Sare
Pul |
170
|
8
|
15
|
| Takhaar |
72
|
15
|
8
|
| Wardak |
Future
site
|
9
|
9
|
| Nooristan |
Future
site
|
6
|
2
|
| Paktika |
Future
site
|
8
|
2
|
| Pangshir |
Future
site
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Daikundy |
Future
site
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Some stats on the
orphanages (provided by Children in Crisis)
Total Orphanage Population
(Kabul only)- 1308
Tahai Maskan Population-
713 (boys)
Alauddin Population - 595 (126 girls)
Family Status
Children with living
parents= 89 (7%)
Children with living mother only= 774 (59%)
Children with living father only= 177 (13.5%)
Children with living relatives only= 40 (3%)
Children that have no living relatives= 14 (!%)
Children that are the relatives of orphanage staff= 43 (3%)
Children that attend only during day= 73 (6%)
Kindergarten children= 98 (7.5%)
1308 (100%)
History
The orphanages were
started during the period of Russian control. In the beginning,
Tahai Maskan and Allaudin orphanages had approx. 1200 children.
Most of the children came from the faraway province of Badakshan.
Employees explain that two of the early president's were from
Badakshan so the families felt a connection to the orphanages
and sent their children there when they experienced trouble. This
tradition or connection has remained over the years. Naturally,
many children also come from Kabul province.
During the Mujahadeen,
the children of Allaudin moved to Tahai Maskan when bombing in
the area became too dangerous.
During the Taliban
era, the numbers at the orphanages dropped to a total of 600.
While there was some reunification of families leading up to the
period of the Taliban, many believe the Taliban took many young
boys to train them to fight and also took girls to sell in Pakistan
and other countries.
When the Taliban were
ousted, the orphanage had approximately 800 children. Since that
time the number has soared to as high as 2000 and is presently
around 1200 children. The condition of the orphanages post-Taliban
was dismal with no electricity or water and many of the buildings
heavily damaged. With donor and government money, both orphanages
were brought up to a higher standard with running water and intermittent
electricity. Still the conditions are poor with few toilets working,
electrical problems, poor nutritional meals and overcrowding.
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