Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

Center Promotes Female Journalism in Afghanistan

A few months ago, the first Women’s Journalism Center was opened in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat.  The center’s objective are to train female journalists and to help them find jobs in the growing media industry in Afghanistan.  The center provides support and encouragement, and a place to learn and develop one’s journalism skills. According […]

August 26, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

School building for girl’s high school inaugurated

According to a press release issued today by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, a school building constructed for a girl’s high school in the district of Aqcha in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jowzjan was inaugurated today by Afghan officials. The building was constructed on government land, and most of the funding was provided by a Swedish […]

August 23, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New School Building In Kunar Province

Yesterday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education issued a press release that Afghan officials have opened a new school building for the Hashim Zamani Middle School in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar.  According to the release, funding for the project was provided by the United Nations at a cost of US $47,000, and it took 6 months […]

August 22, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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New high school building inaugurated in Logar Province

Afghan officials, led by provincial governor, Atiqullah Ludin, inaugurated a new high school building in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Logar earlier this week. The school is named after President Hamid Karzai. It has 16 classrooms, 4 administrative rooms, 2 libraries, 2 storage rooms, a teachers room, 10 restrooms and a surrounding wall. The high school which […]

August 19, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Many new schools inaugurated in Faryab province

Yesterday, Farooq Wardak, Afghanistan’s Minister of Education, and Norway’s ambassador to Afghanistan officially inaugurated 68 schools in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab. A press release from the Ministry of Education said the schools were constructed at a cost of  US $155 million. A lot of the money was donated by the Norwegian government. Wardak announced […]

August 5, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Numerous Development Projects Have Been Completed In Nangarhar Province

As many as 41 projects have been completed recently in the Kot district of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Farmland that has been sitting dry for over 30 years is now able to be watered and will soon flourish. 37 waterheads (intakes) were built on streams that originate from the Spin Ghar Mountain, and 7 […]

July 30, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Environmental Issues, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

School re-opened in Herat Province

A school in the Parmakhan village of Herat province that was badly damaged during fighting against the Taliban back in 2007 has been repaired at a cost of $120,000.  Local and American officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony recently to celebrate the re-opening. The work involved masonry, tiling, painting, installation of bathroom fixtures, a new water […]

July 27, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

New schools in Paktya and Nangarhar provinces

Yesterday, Afghan and foreign officials inaugurated fifteen school buildings through out Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktya.  According to Mihrabuddin Shafaq, an official from the province’s education department told the media that schools were built in the Chamkani, Dand-e-Patan, Aryoub Zazi and Jani Khel districts of Paktya.  Funding for the projects were provided by the World […]

July 26, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

School is reopened in Zabul Province

A school in Afghanistan’s southern province of Zabul that has been closed for a year due to the facilities falling into disrepair was reopened this week, thanks to help from Afghan National Security Forces, NATO and support from the Lithuanian government.  For the last two months, the locals were engaged to build a new wall, metal […]

July 23, 2010 · admin · 3 Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Kabul Medical University now has a faculty of public health and 5 new schools constructed in Samangan

Recently, Kabul Medical University inaugurated a new Faculty of Public Health for students of preventive medicine. The dean of the university told the media that the new faculty will provide a four year course and around 100 students are expected to be enrolled next year.  The science of Public Health involves protecting and improving the […]

July 9, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Health News, Reconstruction and Development

School for the deaf to be built in Kabul

On five-acres of land donated by the Afghan government in April of this year, a new school that will educate deaf children will be built – possibly by the end of summer. Work on the perimeter wall already started yesterday. The Afghan National Association for the Deaf (ANAD) is working with a US based nonprofit […]

June 23, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development

Two school building reconstructed in Kabul, and new school to be built in Herat

Afghan officials led by Minister of Education Farooq Wardak and French officials inaugurated two reconstructed school buildings this week. The construction costs (1.5 million euros) were donated by the French government. The new buildings will be able to accommodate the needs of 10,000 students. Also this week, officials from Herat’s Education Department were joined by […]

June 17, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development