180 schools in Daikundi lack buildings as students await proper learning facilities — Pajhwok

NEILI (Pajhwok): As many as 180 schools in Daikundi still lack buildings despite efforts to construct school facilities in the central province. Education experts say unsuitable learning environments can negatively affect students’ attendance, motivation and learning. Daikundi is a mountainous province of Afghanistan where difficult terrain, impassable roads and scattered settlements pose challenges to students’ access to educational facilities. Alongside these problems, a shortage of schools and standard educational buildings has long been a major challenge in the province. Students in Daikundi study in tents and mosques Sultan Karbalai, a tribal elder from Omid village in Miramor district, said there was a school in his village, but it had no building. As a result, children had to study in tents or in the open air. He added that hot weather, dust and wind during the warmer months, as well as severe cold in winter, seriously disrupted students’ education. According to him, many students were unable to attend school regularly because of illnesses largely caused by the unsuitable learning environment. He said the situation discouraged children from learning. The tribal elder urged the Ministry of Education (MoE), aid organisations and philanthropists to help construct standard school buildings in the province so that children could study in a suitable and safe environment. Ali, a student in Neili city, said they studied in…