Seyed, a male teacher for over 20 years in a secondary boys’ school in Herat
I was happy when I was teaching the upper classes, but I have now been at home for the past two years.
I am fortunate because when I was teaching, my salary has always been paid on time, but the working conditions were not good.
I firmly believe that girls should have the right to education and female teachers should be allowed to teach boys.
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Roya, a female teacher in a boys’ school in the Badakhashan province
Unfortunately, our educational environment lacks basic facilities and textbooks. Beyond the classroom, families neglect the division of household chores, and students, engaged in work outside school, struggle to focus on their studies.
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Hakimi, a female teacher for 17 years in Kabul
One of the reasons why teachers are dissatisfied is the closure of schools for girls, because we know that half of the society is made up of women. I deplore that the Afghan society does not respect teachers
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Anonymous, female teacher
I remember when I became a teacher, I realized the decency of this job, I realized that my path in this life had been destined since childhood. I realized the love and affection and the passion that flowed from nowhere in my being and unknowingly came to me every day.
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