A private school in central Bamyan province provides free education to 400 girls and boys from families with the poor economic situation.

Takamul Danish, a private school in the Rigshad area west of Bamyan city, the provincial capital, provides free-of-cost education to 400 girls and boys from first to 12 grade.

Mohammad Zaman Andishmand, principal of the school, told Pajhwok Afghan News that restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 and the regime change had led to abject poverty and unemployment among Bamyan residents this year.

He said that the situation affected the Bamyan people economically, and many of them could not afford paid education classes.

So far, more than 400 students, 60 percent of whom are girls, have been provided with free education in Takamul Danish School from first to 12th grade, he said.

“We do not charge any students; our education programs are free, so far more than 400 boys and girls are enrolled,” he added.

He said that enrolling schoolgirls was a priority of their program, so girls who could not regularly pursue their education this year would be compensated in the program.

Andishmand said eight graduates showed up to teach boys and girls in his school free of cost. He also called on other educated people and Afghans living abroad to provide children with access to education in remote villages.

Poverty, hunger, and difficulties are transient, but the illiteracy of children, who are future builders of the country, would lead to backwardness and instability, he said.

Bamyan families welcomed the move by the private school and said that they could not afford to send their children to paid educational centers if the private school did not help them.

Ishaq Faraz, a resident of Rigshad village, said that his three children were studying for free at Takamul Danish school.

He said that his children were satisfied with the quality of education they receive in the school.

Mohammad Jan Ebrahimi, another resident of Bamyan city, said that his daughter and son are also studying without paying any fees.