QRCS Starts Phase 3 of Support Education in Remote Areas of Afghanistan Project

Kabul, August 02 (QNA) - Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has inaugurated the delivery of educational aid to schools in Ghor Province, Afghanistan, as part of Phase 3 of the project to support education in remote areas of Afghanistan, at a total cost of $343,521, equivalent to about QR 1.375 million. The project involved providing 480 double seats and desks, 49 classroom tents, 955 school bags with stationery, and 520 kits of teaching aids for five schools. Also, a teacher training center was constructed and furnished in the capital of Ghor. Moreover, a teacher training team was created, and teachers in Ghor and Kapisa Provinces received capacity-building training to improve their teaching performance and enhance the quality of education. This phase is estimated to benefit 955 students and 116 teachers in Firuzkoh, Ghor. It was executed in partnership with the Afghan Welfare Society, the Ministry of Educations offices in Ghor and Kapisa, the provincial governments, and local community leaders. Governor of Ghor Abdul-Zahir Faidzadah thanked Qatar, QRCS, and the Afghan Welfare Society. He said QRCS was one of the most active international humanitarian providers in Ghor. He commended the projects mechanism of delivery of aid to the eligible beneficiaries in person, even though the schools were remote and inaccessible. Through this project, QRCS aims to support education in remote areas of Afghanistan, as it is the gateway to development and the pillar of stability for any society, thus improving its environment there and increasing the number of male and female students at all levels of education, in light of the weakness of this sector in Afghanistan in terms of infrastructure, a deficit in basic educational requirements, and many problems and challenges, as only 50 percent of school-age children enroll in education, in addition to the acute shortage of schools, teachers and textbooks. (QNA)