The Directorate of Education in Ghor said that over seventy percent of the schools in this province lack buildings and educational facilities.
According to this directorate, most students in Ghor study in the open air.
Hafizullah Mahfooz Ghori, the head of the Ghor Education Directorate, said: "There are 830 active schools across Ghor, covering thirteen administrative units. Out of the 830 schools, 225 have buildings, while 605 others do not."
Some students in Ghor said that the lack of buildings and educational facilities has negatively affected their education.
"We had tents, desks, and chairs, but the floods took them all away. Now we study in the open air, in both hot and cold weather," said Gulalai, a student.
"We request the government and organizations to build shelters and buildings for us. We study in hot and polluted weather, with 500 to 600 students," said Lutfullah, another student.
"We can't study in the open air; the noise of cars and motorcycles distracts us," said Mirwais, a student.
Some teachers said the problem is not just the lack of school buildings but also the absence of educational materials such as books, pens, and notebooks, which has posed a serious challenge to education in Ghor.
"We have 350 students, and the lack of buildings and facilities has prevented us from teaching regularly and properly," said Abdul Wahid Samadi, a teacher.
"When we have no teaching materials and no shelter, where do we go if it snows or rains? Where can we hide behind a rock to teach students?" said Yar Mohammad Khaksar, another teacher.
"At this school, we teach on the ground, in the open air, in both hot and cold weather, and in the rain, but teaching is very difficult. Teaching in the open air is not effective at all," said Mohammad Aman Sekandari, another teacher.
According to available information, there is a shortage of more than two thousand professional teachers in Ghor schools, and currently, over 176,000 male and female students are engaged in learning.
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