OMEID INTERNATIONAL

PHASE ONE

It is with great honor that the Omeid team announces the successful initiation of the Amin Institute.

AMIN INSTITUTE {Kabul, Afghanistan} March.22.2009
Phase One was launched. On this day we proudly opened our doors to ten orphaned boys, ages 8-10 years old and an excellent support staff that includes a program manager, social worker, two teachers, live-in caretakers and a security guard. Together, they have warmed the halls of the Amin Institute and filled its corridors with hope and promise.

Within the coming months, we plan to bring in another ten boys where they will be incorporated into the Omeid family. As from the start, our approach has been one of great caution with close attention to detail.We started with only ten boys, because we thought it most important to create a stable, healthy and welcoming environment, where staff, children and volunteers could share a structured environment of comfort and respect with one another, and this takes time. It is very important that we create a successful program with meaningful results before we entrust a large number of children to our institute.
While at the Amin Institute each child will be given the stability and assurances that create a healthy and promising environment, necessary to early childhood development. Each child will be monitored closely in his studies, physical fitness, health, psychological and extracurricular activities, so that we may address the specific, individual needs of these very special children, to ensure their success both at the institute and in life.

In a post war environment the transition from chaos to hope and stability does not come overnight. We hope to equip these children with the education, confidence and life skills necessary to excel in higher education and in life. In our care these children will complete their elementary education within the scope of our two-year program. Once they have successfully completed their primary education they graduate to PHASE TWO.

PHASE ONE {AT A GLANCE}
>> Accelerated Primary Education (2 years) >> Regular physical examinations, including medical, dental, vision, and psychological (as needed) >> In house social worker to evaluate children’s needs on a case-by-case basis >> Physical fitness program with daily sports exercises and drills >> Monthly field trips to cultural and historical landmarks. >> Visits with other schools and recreational activities with peers >> Monthly family days >> Seasonal celebrations of local cultural, religious and social events

PHASE TWO

The Amin Institute will be the stepping stone of our organization. Over the first 3 years of care we will continue perfecting our strategies, quality of care and plan for our future while closely accessing the local needs of the children and community. By the third year of operation we will use our findings and experience from the Amin Institute to plan and construct our second, much larger, co-educational, institute designed to house up to 100 children between the ages of 10-18 years old. The second project will be based upon the same principles and qualities as in the Amin Institute. In order to cater to such a great number of kids, while keeping our educational facilities open to the general public, the school and will be seperate from the housing units which will closely resemble dormitory style living, with separate male and female quarters. "Phase Two" like "Phase One" will continue to provide the supervision and care of a live-in family as well as access to counseling, and constant security on the premises. In conjunction with "Phase Two" we plan to offer vocational training for older locals who may be past the schooling age, but still have the desire to learn and become self-sufficient. In addition we will coordinate foreign student exchanges to travel, study, learn new languages and experience life beyond the besieged cities of their childhood.

PHASE TWO {AT A GLANCE}
>> Housing for up to 100 orphaned boys and girls between the ages of 5-12 >> Separate dormitory style living quarters with live-in family of caretakers >> Primary and Secondary (K-12) education open to the public >> Round the clock security >> Vocational programs open to public >> Foreign student exchanges >> Preparation for higher education and University level education >> Continued physical and psychological services >> Continued social, eductional and historical celebrations and events

HOPE IN PROGRESS

The Amin Institute will serve as our premier project and foundation of our future endeavors. Seeing as how non-profit work is exponentially difficult than ventures made for profit; progress is slow and agonizing. For this reason we have planned to begin small and humble, and hope that our organization will in turn grow alongside our capacity and experience in the field. We prefer to begin modestly, giving our utmost attention to the quality of care we provide rather than the quantity of children we serve.

This project, unlike pre-existing orphanages that solely provide housing and education at the most, will provide housing, nutrition, education, counseling services and health care for orphans between the ages of 5-10 years old. Here the children will have a place to call home along with brothers and sisters, other orphans sharing the same burdens and pains. We will provide education equivalent to what is K-5th grade in the United States. We plan to provide this education at an accelerated rate of 3 years rather than 5 years. Since the classes will be small in size and divided amonst several teachers they will have unlimited access and one on one time with instructors thus able to advance at a faster rate. Ensuring each student is advancing steadily there will be regular evaluations.

In addition to housing and education the children will have access to regular medical treatments and vaccinations as needed at our onsite clinic, which we hope will have the capacity to serve the greater community as well. We will see to it that the children are well nourished with a healthy, balanced diet; a scarce luxury otherwise unattainable in this impoverished country. The children will be given psychological evaluations and treatments as needed. Keeping in mind that the Department of Orphanages in Afghanistan estimates show over one million Afghan children suffer from posttraumatic stress syndrome. Making it essential that we address their individual psychological needs to the best of our ability.

Furthermore, The Amin Institute will have 3 live-in widows. These widows will provide a sense of securtiy, love, structure, discipline and family that the children lack and require so desperately. Moreover, this will be an opportunity for some of the estimated 70,000 women widowed by war to heal their own wounds and head a household while earning an income to sustain themselves. Finally, to ensure safety the Amin Institute will have regular security around the clock to protect the children and staff.

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