Kandahar girls fight challenges to get modern education

Monitoring Desk

KANDAHAR: While facing a variety of challenges and threats, some girls in Kandahar province are managing to gain a modern education in centers of learning. However, in southern parts of the country girls continue to be deprived of education due to some customs and terrorist’s threats. Despite the challenges they face, they are striving to receive modern education.

Southern Kandahar province girls said that they are ready to accept all challenges to gain their rights to education. Kandahar is one the province where a fewer number of girls graduate from schools annually. They are concerned about their future and say that most of their families are not ready to let their daughters attend schools and complete their education.

“There are families that do not allow their daughters to have higher education, maybe because of ugly customs or because of the demands of society. Serious attention should be given to addressing the need for the education of girls in our society,” said Nargis one the students. “In Kandahar province, there are girls that only attend lower grades. They then have to stop their education because their families do not allow them to go to schools. We have fewer girls that have permission to attend schools,” said Palwasha another student.

Despite all challenges in Kandahar province, there are girls that are getting a modern education. In one the private university in Kandahar city, girls are receiving higher education online. Girls in the private education center said that to have a bright future and to exercise their rights, they are fighting all the challenges. “The main challenge is the people’s views because some of the fathers are now allowing their daughters to go outside the houses. Those girls are now receiving education and have a completely different environment to study,” said Sonia another student of the private university. Girls who challenge the threats are becoming students at universities or private education centers. “Teachers in these centers are experienced and are professional educators with high standards. Therefore, most of the students can learn from them,” said Ehsanullah Ehsan head of a private education center.