‘Taliban want to make it so harsh and strict we give up on education’ April 27, 2022 – After taking over Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban instituted a de facto ban on girls’ secondary education, even though community pressure resulted in some girls’ secondary schools reopening in about nine provinces. Many of these closed […]
Advancing access to education for girls and women in humanitarian emergencies: Critical insights into community engagement in Afghanistan
Over the last 15 years, girls have gone from being forbidden from enrolling in school to representing 39% of learners in Afghanistan’s basic education system. However, significant challenges in girls’ education remain: An estimated 3.7 million children are out of school – 60% of whom are girls. Only 37% of female youth and 19% of […]