In August 2021, the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan. Under this regime, girls are banned from education. Once they reach the age of 12, they are kept indoors and employed in the household or married off. Mothers for Peace entered into an agreement with Royesh Private School in western Kabul to further educate girls informally. In October 2022, our support allowed 50 girls to start workshops again.
Officially, they take sewing classes and Islamic studies, but in reality they receive lessons in maths, physics, biology, chemistry, computer, English and Dari. We take care of school fees, materials and also offer food parcels for the girls' families to keep motivating them to come to school. This project has significantly reduced the students' frustration and gives them hope for the future. We want to expand this further in the future as demand is high.