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LINA R

Building Schools in Afghanistan: Not as Simple as ABC -- Politics Daily - 1 views

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  • It's part of an intricate theory of counterinsurgency warfare that involves big money and grinding hard work for a long shot, distant payoff: that kids will grow up in a stable, moderate society not wrenched by extremist violence.That's our exit strategy from the Afghan war.
    • LINA R
      LINA R on 08 Nov 09
       
      This shows that everyone is realizing what a big affect that the war has had on the community of Afghanistan, and how it is affecting the children and thier future of living in Afghanistan.
  • And, according to U.S. strategists, this school and others like it will help keep boys from drifting away to extremist madrassas in Pakistan and falling into the clutches of the Taliban
    • LINA R
      LINA R on 08 Nov 09
       
      In the effort to build schools it is their attempt to make a brighter future for these kids who as of right now have no where to go, they just hang out on the streets which everyone knows leads to trouble.
  • Afghans have been building this way for hundreds, if not thousands, of years: rock foundations without mortar. The contractors and workers, some with long white beards, watch Rafaele carefully, waiting perhaps for him to explain this interesting new idea.
    • LINA R
      LINA R on 08 Nov 09
       
      The people in Afghanistan are doing what they have been doing for thousands of years and this is part of the reason that they are trapped in the cycle of war and violence, they have to try new things for the future of schools, but at the same time keep thier culture strong.
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  • "It's hard to get them to change their ways,'' he tells me later. The problem is "their stuff is over-built. We can show them how to build more efficiently, quicker and easier,'' he says.Construction is not the only problem with schools.
    • LINA R
      LINA R on 08 Nov 09
       
      This relate to the point I made before.
  • Once a school is built and filled with kids and teachers, there is a continuing need for paper, pencils, textbooks, desks, chairs -- and no obvious source of supply. As it is, U.S. troops on patrol are routinely asked for school supplies, requests that are often forwarded home to military families and charities in the States to handle.
    • LINA R
      LINA R on 08 Nov 09
       
      That is another big problem, once a school is biult and they do fins students, it brings more problems like supplies and lessons. I know from personal experience that teachers there don't come to school with a set lesson. I f the teacher doesn't show up they students just go back home. Even if they are schools people iN Afghanistan have to put it to good use.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Nov 09
     
    For full credit, please follow through and use the tagging protocols: Name of Country and schools.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Nov 09
     
    Can you highlight passages that help you create an image of what schools that need help look like?
AMISA K

IRIN Asia | Asia | Afghanistan | AFGHANISTAN: Thousands of schools lack drinking water,... - 3 views

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Afghanistan schools

shared by AMISA K on 09 Nov 09 - Cached
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  • "[School] toilets are not clean and well maintained. The current design and location of toilets are not acceptable for children, particularly girls... There are no facilities for grown-up girls," Stanikzai said.
    • AMISA K
      AMISA K on 09 Nov 09
       
      The school is in horrible condition. There is no good bathroom or water. It is becoming a very big issue. I think that when we make the design for a school I can fix the problem.
  • Over six million students are enrolled in over 10,000 schools across the country; some 34 percent of the students are female, according to the Ministry of Education (MoE). About five million school-age children are out of school, according to aid agencies such as Oxfam.MoE officials acknowledge the lack of drinking water and sanitation facilities at scho
    • AMISA K
      AMISA K on 09 Nov 09
       
      The country does not have safe drinking water. This miight be the reason why the schools do not have safe and clean water to drink.
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  • One of the reasons that the girls do not attend school is because there are no sanitation facilities," said UNICEF's Jalalabad head of office Prakash Tuladhar.
    • AMISA K
      AMISA K on 10 Nov 09
       
      Oh what a horrible condition. Girls can not attend schools because of sanitition problems. I think that when we design tbe school I can definitely fix the problem.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Nov 09
     
    For full credit, please follow through and use the tagging protocols: Name of Country and schools.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Nov 09
     
    This is sad about the poor sanitation. Can you highlight passages that help you create an image of what schools look like?
PETER B

Education In Third World - 2 views

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Schools Mexico India Brazil Turkey the Philippines Egypt South Africa Malaysia Thailand much of America and several Persian Gulf Arab States.

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  • PETER B on 10 Nov 09
     
    "With the daily challenges posed by economic difficulty and other threats, governments in developing countries are working very hard to ensure that their educational institutions continue to provide a standard of education that can make its citizens at part with the educated people in more economically sound countries. To a certain extent, these Third World countries have succeeded in their crusade for quality education. The problem is that a good education comes with a price and it is often a price that many people in Third World countries are not able to pay. So, although quality education is available, it is still unreachable for a large segment of a developing country's population. Certainly, it is impressive to see that developing countries have educational institutions that are world-class and which offer education that can rival that provided by wealthier nations around the world. There is a clear recognition of the role that education plays in overcoming hardship and poverty. However elusive it may be, a good education is still viewed as the best way to a better life. Among the developing countries that have superb educational systems are such "emerging markets" as Mexico, India, Brazil, Turkey, the Philippines, Egypt, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand, much of South America and several of the Persian Gulf Arab States. Obviously, the poorest of the poor in these countries will have a hard time getting into the best schools in their vicinity. Of course, there are always scholarship programs available but these are few. Besides, people at the lowest spectrum of the economic scale are more concerned with more pressing issues related to their mere survival such as where to find food and money for clothing and shelter. After these basic needs are met, that is the only time that parents can really focus on their children's schooling. In fact, studies indicate that once their basic economic needs are met, the first priority of most poor families is how to s
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Nov 09
     
    For full credit, please follow through and use the tagging protocols: Name of Country and schools.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Nov 09
     
    How is this helping you get an image in your mind about what the schools are like?
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