Doha Forum talks state of education in Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Doha Forum 2023 has discussed the state of education in Afghanistan and the need for providing infrastructure and resources to strengthen the significant sector.

In a session entitled "Education for Her, Progress for All, participants underlined the imperative of reconstruction of education for women in Afghanistan, Qatar News Agency Reported.

Speakers stressed the role of relevant governmental and international organisations in that regard and the importance of providing global financial mechanisms for supporting education in Afghanistan.

They also called for building a flexible system for educating women and girls, as well as supporting parents and society and listening to their opinions.

The speakers advocated for radical solutions to women's educational issues in Afghanistan, stressing that education in Afghanistan needed national solutions rather than imported ones.

They noted the need to give priority and attention to education in light of the political circumstances that Afghanistan has experienced over the past two years, as well as the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a related context, the speakers discussed the different types of education that could be followed in Afghanistan, including school, home, or remote education through the Internet. They called for strengthening international support to invest in these spaces and sectors, pursue appropriate and safer opportunities to ensure girls' education, and develop the education sector in general in Afghanistan.

The speakers called for using the educational infrastructure put in place over the past years, noting millions of dollars had been spent on building advanced educational systems and building around 2,000 schools,

They suggested the schools should be used to enhance services, while providing materials and tools to enhance the educational experience for students, females in particular, especially in the presence of around three million girls out of school.

The speakers called education is essential, saying it was impossible to rely on basic education in schools and community centres; rather technology-based advanced education must be provided in Afghanistan.

They urged the creation of international mechanisms to support the education of Afghan women without the need to wait for the lifting of the ban on educating women.

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