Afghanistan: 18,000 children in Farah enrolled in education classes

KABUL, 31 December 2021, (TON): For the first time in western Farah province, 600 local classes have been set up by Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan (Wadan), providing access to education for thousands of local children.

ShafiqullahBabakarkhil, provincial director of Wadan, told media that 600 local classes had been set up by the organization in Farah province.

The local classes also have a formal aspect, which keeps the education record of a student based on his or her identity number, he said, adding that the classes enroll students from first to third grades and would be expanded in later stages considering the situation.

These classes are formed in the capital of Farah and five districts of the province, including Bakwa, Parchman, BalaBolok, Khak-e-Safid and Pushtrood, where 18,000 students, both boys and girls of ages seven to 16, have been enrolled.

He said that 600 teachers were hired for teaching these students in the classes.

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