FEROZ KOH (SW) – A number of children in Ghor, who are out of school due to poverty and are engaged in hard work, request the government and aid institutions to provide them with the opportunity to study.
Saifullah, who collects iron particles and cardboard on the streets of the central Ferozkoh city, told Salam Watandar that he was forced to leave his studies and start this work in order to find a livelihood for his family. He hopes to study and become a business owner in the future. “By evening, I earn 10 afghanis and I buy dinner and take it home. I want to go to school and I don’t want to be a garbage collector.”
There are other young children as well in Ghor who hope for education and a better future. They are asking the government to help them fulfill their aspirations.
Little Feroze says that he is interested in education, but poverty is an obstacle. Every day, he collects dry food and other items from the garbage to make something for his family.
Feroze said: “Every day, I go to the market to collect dry food and garbage. I don’t go to school, I am interested in studying, the government should help me.”
Some experts in the field of education and training believe that children should study and they should be given the opportunity to grow mentally and physically.
Ghulam Nabi Saqi, an expert in the education department, told Salam Watandar that children should have fun along with their studies, and according to him, the relevant institutions should also support them. He said: “A child should study, play and have fun. The officials need to make plans for their hunger. Organizations, educational institutions and private schools should support them.”
On the other hand, the local officials of Ghor say that in coordination with the related governmental and non-governmental institutions, they introduced dozens of children to aid institutions and other institutions for education in various vocational and professional fields last year.
Nasrullah Ansar, Director of Labor and Social Affairs of Ghor, said that in the near future, no child will be engaged in hard work in this province. He added: “In the year 1402, with the help of a committee, we evaluated the children who were engaged in heavy work. Some have been introduced to the Afghan Red Crescent Society to receive aid. God willing, soon you won’t see any children on the side of the road or in the market.”
During the last two years, the level of poverty in the country has increased, due to which the number of working children has also increased in many provinces, including Kabul.
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