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Schools at Jalalabad - Elementary School
and ALLAEI-High-School
Since the end of 2001, Kinderhilfe Afghanistan expanded its projects to Afghanistan. There, most
importance was laid on educational and medical supply
to small towns and villages in the east
of the country, which in the past months were highly affected by the
war against Talib and Al Qaeda. Starting January 2002, we set up a
small office at Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern province of
Nangahar. From there we started reconstruction of schools for girls
within the first months of the year.
It was not easy to provide for construction
materials, such as wood, cement, electrical mains, and glass, in
Afghanistan, or to transport these goods from Pakistan to
Afghanistan. Economy of the country is still poor. In addition, we
had to produce 1.200 school benches within a few weeks, because we
think it important that our school girls are not forced to sit on
the bare ground, as often encountered at Afghan schools. We charged
some fathers of our pupils, professional carpenters, with the
construction and so initiated favourable working conditions for the
middle class.
3 small printing offices, practically without
work during the past years, were charged with printing of copy-books.
School books, still not available in Afghanistan, we had to buy in
Pakistan and transport them to Afghanistan.
Elementary and High School for Jalalabad
On March 1, 2002,
ceremoniously opened the first elementary and the first high school
for girls. The governor and later vice-president, Hadschi Al Kadir
as well as the minister of education participated in this event.
Since then, 800 girls have received their education at the
elementary
school.
At ALLAEI-High-School, named after a
progressive and courageous Afghan woman, who demanded and
established education possibilities for Afghan girls in the last
century, about 4,000 girls are given the opportunity to go to school
for the first time after many years. More than 190 Afghan women,
shut off from any education during the Taliban regime, were
appointed as teachers. They are teaching with enormous involvement
and great enthusiasm at our schools and are able to support their
families with their salaries. .
Necessary Expansion
Since the number of female students increased
by a 100% within only one year, the school building is already much
too small, and teaching has to take place in the schoolyard. We
already started extension by 12 classrooms.
About 50 girls take part in computer lessons, which we want to offer
to as many female students as possible in the future. Mrs. and Mr.
Barekzai from Kassel, Germany; both born in Afghanistan, are
teaching here for three months and they help train Afghan teachers.
Distribution of Meals
At School, malnourished children receive free
meals, consisting of flour, beans, sugar, and fat. This supplements
our student’s families small income. |
 
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