Shin Kalay
Shin Kalay | |
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| Coordinates: 31°38′N 64°13′E / 31.633°N 64.217°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Helmand Province |
| District | Nad Ali |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
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Green Village Schools (GVS), an Oregon-based non-profit organization, has worked over the past fourteen years to construct the most modern educational facility ever established in the region. The school, named after GVS Founder/President Mohammad Khan Kharoti, has a student enrollment of over 1,700 students including over 550 girls. As of 2014, the school has a total of 37 rooms. There are fourteen classrooms for boys and 10 classrooms for girls. There is a computer lab, storage room, bathroom facilities and small library for the students to use.