KABUL (SW) – Some of the female students who have been banned from attending schools for the last 19 mmonthsby the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan have now turned to online educational programs.
Sudabah, a 7th grade student, said that the presence of girls in online educational programs has increased.”Starting the work of Rah Danesh online school is a good move for students who are left out of school, but in a real way, online schools work in such a way that they are not face-to-face and do not have tests. Most of the main subjects are taught and the presence of girls has also increased.”
Sofia Hamid, one of the graduates of the online educational programs, also says that until the schools are reopened to female students above the sixth grade, she will follow the online educational programs to prepare for the capacity improvement test. “Online education programs are very important for out-of-school girls, and like in-person education centers with fees, I follow the main themes of the school.”
The officials of a number of online educational centers including “Rah Danesh”, “Bano”, “Khane Sabz” and several other centers who did not want to be named in the report, say that online schools or educational programs aim to improve capacity.
Emphasizing the effectiveness of holding online educational programs, they demand the reopening of girls’ schools.
Hasna Roufi, the official of the Rah Danesh online education center, said: “Online schools have been organized with the aim of improving the capacity of students. Now, this school has 170 students and 15 professors teach their main subjects from seven to 12 for free.”
Hossein Heydari, director of Bano Online Education Center, said: “More than 100 female students above the sixth grade, from Kabul, Herat, Baghlan and Balkh, have shared that they were taught by 20 professors from different countries and according to the curriculum of Afghan education.”
Similarly, another official of one of the online education centers said that people have to pay money to provide online education to their children. Ruhollah Nabizada, the head of the “Online” educational center, said: “Every day, I teach each person for one hour in a special way, and the number of applicants has increased. Due to the restrictions, students cannot go to educational centers in person, and this program is useful for them.”
Since more than 550 days, more than one million female students above the sixth grade have been banned from going to school by the Islamic Emirate authorities in Afghanistan.
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