By Yelda Ataie | Project Leader
Our Women's Learning Centers offer more than skill workshops. There are thousands of women and girls who were too old to join regular classrooms in school that never had the chance to be in school. This is where our literacy classes and workshops are changing lives for them. Within a matter of months to a year, these girls can go from no reading/writing experience to atleast a 5th grade level. While this may not seem like a big deal for us, it makes a profound difference for these women and girls in Afghanistan who were denied the right to learn reading and writing when they were younger.
Women gain self-confidence and a belief in their own capacity to learn. They also gain the respect of the family for their skill and their capacity to earn money.
Girls who are unable to continue their education at a site are able to access remote learning through Meraj Academy on Dr. Yacoobi’s TV Meraj. This provides daily, high school level classes for grades 7-12. At the TV station, two spaces have been set up specifically for the production of literacy education programming. They also broadcast university courses virtually, such as management and leadership, journalism, psychology and computing. Education is one of the main objectives of Meraj TV and the station has produced hundreds of educational programs since its inception. Adolescent girls are part of the target audience for the education programming on TV Meraj and Radio Meraj.
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By Elizabeth A Appleyard | Program Administrator
By Elizabeth A Appleyard | Program Administrator
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