Students and teachers have a very difficult situation here. All my 9th grade students are struggling under very difficult circumstances.
I myself have a salary of 9,000 afghanis (123 USD). I have to pay 7,000 afghani to refuel my motorcycle. I have 7 children and a family to support.
This is unsustainable. Life is very bitter for me and my family.
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.
Read more Read moreI am a former provincial leader of the National Teachers’ Elected Council. At the same time, I have been a women’s rights activist for a long time, advocating for girls’ education and participation of women in different organizations. Due to my engagement with teachers’ union and women’s rights activism, I was one of the most well-known people in my city which put me in imminent danger.
Read more Read moreWe do not have a good social and educational life: my daughters are at home, and I am not allowed to teach. We are deprived of our legal rights.
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