Despite the dangers and the restrictions, ad hoc charities are springing up to ensure local communities have the support they need. Source: Meet the Afghans determined to give women and girls an education, The New Humanitarian, by Ali M Latifi, October 3,...
When Heela came out tops in her 9th grade school grades last year, the 14-year-old girl ran home full of excitement, bursting to tell her family the happy news. … Now, almost eight months into the Taliban take-over, which dramatically changed education for...
Yalda, the daughter of my Afghan colleague Jawad, sent me the following message. It is so disheartening. We have made no progress, and have few options, for helping the family escape from Afghanistan. Dear Uncle Michael, I always pray for you and your family that you...
Taliban government announces re-opening of high schools for boys but makes no mention of girls. Only male teachers to report to work. Watch CSFilm’s “L is for Light D is for for Darkness” Source: The Guardian, Emma Graham-Harrison in Kandahar,...
Many children out of school live in areas of conflict, others are girls living in societies that do not advocate educating women By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, July 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Some 263 million children worldwide, nearly one in 10, do not go...
