Getting Busy
Skills Generation is a Canadian charity dedicated to improving education in Afghanistan. In Kandahar, we are distributing pencils, school books, desks, sports equipment and other materials to improve the learning experience. In Haiti, we are building ‘Tent Schools’... [Read more...]
Why We Do It
The Challenge & Potential.
We believe that education is the best way for a country to escape poverty. First in Afghanistan, now in Haiti, and soon in Pakistan, we work with teachers, students, families and community leaders to improve schools and improve vocational training.
While seemingly vastly different, the people of Haiti and Afghanistan share a grinding poverty that is matched only by their goal to better the lives of their children. We do what we can, in our way, to help.
The Latest
Tent School opens in Haiti
On 8 March, Skills Gen opened its first tent school in Leogane, Haiti.
Built on the ruins of a destroyed hospital, the facility will soon be teaching 600 children from Grades 1 to 6. The free tuition is provided by volunteer teachers