07 Time for some school furniture...
The situation BEFORE:
Learning environment was very poor and pupils lacked concentration in classes, they were sitting and writing on the cold floors especially winter time, and dusty floors during summer time. Under these conditions it was difficult for the pupils to concentrate. Teachers had also difficulties with their work.
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picture: Girl pupils sitting on floor in Aqmasjed School.
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AFTER:
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picture: Pupils sitting on desks in Bibi Mariam school
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picture: Boys sitting on supplied desks in Aqmasjed School
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Story by Jan Ara stories pupils: (translated from Dari)
“My parents send me to the school to learn, when I am here in school, I sit on the floor to listen the teacher, it is hot and dusty in summer my cloths becomes dusty, same case applies to all the other pupils. When the lesson is over the pupils stand up at once, the classroom is full of dust; I got sick this year because of the dust. I had eyes infections and was out of school for several days”.
Jan Ara continues with her story. “When it is cold, I shiver due to coldness, and I’m not able to listen to my teacher, many times I start coughing when back home; some times I’ve headache and fever”.
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Story by Tahara Jan female teacher in Bibi Mariam School (pictured in class)
“I’ve been teaching here for the last three years, these children have many problems in school associated to lack of furniture. In the morning when the pupils come from the homes their clothes are clean but after school the clothes are very dirty because of sitting on dusty floors. Also the children lack concentration for the floors are very cold and not comfortable to write on. Some of them get sick due to dust and miss school occasionally”afghanistan07takharschooljl foundationotikon foundationchildrenBibi Mariam
The desks were all made in the market in Taloqan. Here a carpenter is cutting boards into different sizes
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The desks are now almost complete in a metal workshop in the Taloqan market
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Handing over ceremonies were held in all the schools, furniture and classroom materials handed over to the schools administration in presence of education department and other government representatives.
Speeches by the Government representatives and schools administration thanked the donors for funding and Mission East for facilitating the supply of the furniture and classroom materials and the authorities expressed appreciation and support of developmental projects in areas where Mission East has supported. Representatives Mission East also gave speeches to the schools administration and pupils encouraging them to put more efforts in education for their own benefits and teachers to devote themselves so that the children can be educated for better life in future and building their country.afghanistan07takharschooljl foundationotikon foundationchildren
Mission East staff present a handing over note to representative of education department in presence of Takhar Governor’s representative.
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Tahara Jan is a teacher at one of the schools that has received furniture. She says:
"I have been teaching here for the past three years. These children used to have so many problems in school, because they didn't have furniture to sit on. The children had difficulties concentrating in class because they had to sit on the cold floor. They couldn't write properly on their paper, and several of them got sick and couldn't come to school."
