A Big Week For Education In Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Minister of Education, Faruq Wardak (center), with Japanese officials

On Tuesday, the Japanese government provided Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education with US$ 19.5 Million to promote literacy, particularly in rural villages.

The ministry will spend the money across 15 different provinces and they say some 300,000 illiterate Afghans will be taught how to read.

Today, local radio is reporting that Ghazni officials have announced the reopening of many girls’ schools in the province. The officials have said that some 20,000 girls will return to school, and that there are plans to build 25 more schools to educate girls in Afghanistan.

Many Afghan officials believe that in order for Afghanistan’s democracy to survive, and for Afghans to be able to independently and fully self-govern, the population must be educated – both men and women.

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