As one villager said in his speech at the inauguration ceremony, “Construction of the Bangi Bridge has led to more boys and girls registered in the district’s schools. In the past, our children in our villages could not attend school because the way was too long for them to go every day.
As Asif Nang said about the closing of the new deal, “From now on, the gates of the TVET institutes are open for students from the Oustad-Shagerdi system. We want to modernize the traditional apprenticeship system for all occupations. Afghanistan’s economic self-sufficiency depends on this measure.”
On the occasion of the announcement, Germany’s Ambassador to Afghanistan H.E. Markus Potzel emphasized: “Germany is committed to continuing its support for the Afghan people in partnership with the new national unity government. Beyond 2014, we will remain in the country as a close partner, bringing development and assistance to where it is needed. Our key priority is to help improve the living conditions of the Afghan people, such as provision of healthcare, education and better infrastructure, especially in remote districts that have little to no access to basic services.”
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony in Khurmab, Mr. Mulla Ata, District Governor of Farkhar District, emphasized that the people of Farkhar are very happy that this building project had finally begun. He said, “With the promise of proper school facilities, around 5,000 people in Farkhar – or 600 to 700 families – stand to benefit from the impact of this project.” In his speech, the director also announced that the DRRD and all implementing CDCs will build the school in accordance with required quality and with the participation of the community.
The two-day programme marking the start of the ERN brought together journalists from all of Afghanistan’s provinces to discuss the way forward for election reporting in Afghanistan. Although the media have improved in their coverage of past elections, a range of decisive issues and dynamics are still widely ignored and underrepresented in media coverage.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Mr. Sayed Shamsullah Shams, Director of the Education Department, said, “One of the major challenges for Al Jihad girl’s high school was the lack of buildings for the female students, the girls had to study under trees or old tents both in extreme cold and warm weather. Today’s ceremony marks a significant step towards greater opportunities for women and community improvement in the education sector.” Dr.
Together with members of the Afghan government and representatives of German Cooperation with Afghanistan, Mr. Müller also visited key projects that were able to launch with German funding and are now managed in partnership between the two countries.
What makes a good structure for a project proposal? Who needs what kind of information on project progress? How do I measure success? These and other questions were answered during the training programme for representatives of the members of the Provincial Development Committee (PDC) Samangan. During the six training sessions, each five days long, the participants learned how to plan a project and apply for funding from donors, how to supervise project implementation and, ultimately, manage results.
The aim of the training centre is to put DoWA and its stakeholders in a better position to promote gender equality, deal with women’s affairs as a cross-cutting topic throughout various issues in Badakhshan and provide women leaders with the capacity they need. The training centre will focus on issues such as legal awareness, violence against women, women’s rights, English language skills, computer and management skills and healthcare.
