Over 5,000 Afghan Children Gain Access to Education Through EU Humanitarian Programs
The European Union’s Humanitarian Aid Office in Asia has announced that education programs have provided access to schooling for 5,250 children in Afghanistan who previously had no access to education.
The office stated on Tuesday, January 5th, that these programs were implemented to address educational deprivation in areas where children had been excluded from formal education for various reasons.
According to the statement, community-based classrooms have been established to enable children to learn in local environments and help build their future. This approach serves as a temporary solution amid extensive educational restrictions.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that approximately four million children in Afghanistan remain deprived of education, a situation with severe social and humanitarian consequences if it continues.
UNICEF cites the lack of school buildings, insufficient drinking water, absence of health services, and a shortage of teachers as main reasons for this deprivation. These problems have worsened in recent years under Taliban rule, further limiting children’s access to their fundamental right to education.
