Publish dateSaturday 23 March 2013 - 10:26
Story Code : 61018
Afghan women learn teaching lessons
If Afghanistan has a fresh crop of woman scientists and linguists two decades from now, educationists in that country will have to thank their Indian counterparts. Identifying education as a powerful tool for social rebuilding, private and government agencies in Afghanistan have started promoting it in a big way.

As part of this, a group of 16 women school consultants (SC) and teachers visited the state for a two-week workshop at the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in collaboration with Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA).

During the workshop, participants visited various educational institutions to find ways to make education more interactive and child-centric.

Mariyam Zhila, education consultant with SCA, told TOI that the non-governmental organization runs educational programmes in 14 provinces of Afghanistan. She said things have changed gradually as parents have started sending girls for education.

"The training-cum-exposure tour of 16 in-service teachers of community-based schools ( CBS) and model schools aims at bringing positive changes to teaching methods, especially in mathematics and languages, along with classroom management. We visited institutes such as Lokbharti at Sanosara and Dakshinamurti at Ambla where we were exposed to Gandhian philosophy of Nayee Talim (New Education). We found many similarities and differences in the Afghan and Indian ways of learning and education," said Zhila.

For Saima Bakhail, a participant, the training will help nurture young minds. "It is a challenge to work without infrastructure like India to nurture new talents. I am however hopeful of implementing many ideas that I have got during the workshop back home in Kunar," she said.

Carol D'Souza, programme officer with CEE, said they were slightly apprehensive before the workshop due to the language barrier. "To our surprise, all the participants had childlike zeal to learn new things with open minds. After the visits to schools in Ahmedabad and other cities, we worked on lateral thinking exercises to encourage them to come up with innovative ideas. They will take along picture cards that they have developed as teaching aids," she said.

The Afghan participants also found time to explore the city, shop for relatives and also savour local cuisine during their stay.(The Time of India)
Source : Afghan Voice Agency (AVA), International Service
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