Why is the fundraising goal based on an average Teacher’s Salary of $750?
CW4WAfghan set the figure of $750 as a fundraising target for Breaking Bread. This amount was based on the average teacher salary in June 2002 at the beginning of this fundraising programme. Please note, that we do not require the Afghan teachers be paid exactly this $750 amount, rather they are paid a salary set by our Afghan partners. The actual salary paid is based on the funds available and the local regional conditions and regulations. An average salary of the teachers being paid under Breaking Bread project over the past six years ranges from approximately $25 to $350 per month. While the Afghan Ministry of Education (MoE) is setting a target base salary of an average of $120 per month for teachers, most of the small schools and programmes we work with are not yet benefiting from the public education funding. The Ministry of Education is continuously working to establish standard curriculum and wherever possible, CW4WAfghan works closely with them to ensure collaboration and adhe
CW4WAfghan set the figure of $750 as a fundraising target for Breaking Bread in June 2002 at the beginning of this fundraising initiative, when this amount was the average annual salary for an Afghan teacher (though with some variation across provinces and our different partners). Until 2009, the average salary of the teachers being paid under Breaking Bread ranged from approximately $25 to $350 per month. In 2009, the Afghan Ministry of Education (MoE) raised teacher salaries to a target base salary of an average of $120 per month for teachers. Since then, most of the small schools and programs we work with are gradually also raising salaries to reflect the government target amounts. For more information about teachers’ salaries in Afghanistan, please read our fact sheet on The Teacher Shortfall (click here).
