Teach Young Afghan Women to Teach Afghan Girls

Dear Friend of Sahar,

Thank you for supporting the Dawlat-Abad Teacher Training Center (TTC). As you know, the TCC is the only center of its kind in the areas that we work that provides female high school graduates with career training. The women who have graduated from the TCC have gone on to become local school teachers, opened schools for adult learners, and helped girls who are out of school get back in the classroom. In this sense, TTC does much more than train women to become teachers, it empowers women to empower others.

Unfortunately, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education closed all educational institutions, including the TTC in March in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. While we were unable to continue our work in the classroom, we continued to support the Afghan communities we have served for nearly 20 years. As I mentioned in my last update, we supplied families with food, masks, and hand soap. These necessities are essential for families in and around Mazar-e-Sharif, especially those who are unemployed because of the pandemic. In late August, schools reopened with limited in-person classes. We are also happy to announce that the TCC recently reopened!  

We are happy for our students’ return to the classroom but are also prioritizing the need to keep everyone safe from the virus. In response, we are working to make sure that our students and teachers have the resources they need to learn and teach in a COVID-19 compliant way. We look forward to keeping you updated as the next generation of Afghanistan’s teachers get back to learning.

Until then, on behalf of Sahar, thank you for your continued contributions. Your support of work  is so important, especially during this time, and we could not be more grateful. 

Best regards, 

Ginna