A Turkish charity organization has established an orphanage in the city of Taloqan, the capital of Takhar, providing educational and training opportunities for orphaned children.
The head of this organization states that, as part of their ongoing efforts to gather orphaned and deprived children, they have identified 35 children so far.
Tahir Khan, the head of the charity organization, said, “Our selection and recruitment process for orphans ensures that children who have been deprived of education and have not received any assistance from any organization or individual so far, are accepted and covered by us.”
Noorullah Maqimi, the head of the orphanage, said, “They are provided with meals three times a day, and they also have a religious studies teacher, a supervisor, and a guard.”
Several orphaned children who have been given educational opportunities at this orphanage express their happiness.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs says that currently, more than ten thousand orphaned children are engaged in education and training in orphanages.
Sami Ebrahimi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, said, “The Islamic Emirate has activated orphanages for orphaned children in all provinces across the country, including a recently established orphanage in Takhar for the upbringing of orphaned children.”
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs also states that they are striving to create separate orphanages for orphaned girls.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) and Moraa Educational Complex (MEC), Afghanistan’s first ever female university, signed an agreement that the institution would provide learning opportunities to orphan girls from 70 orphanages from across the country.
Acting minister of labor, social affairs, martyrs and disabled, Faizullah Zaki, said on Wednesday at the signing ceremony that female students from at least 70 orphanages across the country will be able to pursue their higher education at the university.
He said that in the first phase 19 students from these orphanages will be enrolled in Moraa.
“Moraa university is one of the best places for higher education, in the first stage we are trying to enroll 19 girls who are willing to pursue their higher education,” said Zaki.
Meanwhile, Moraa officials have said that the university will consider special learning opportunities for female students from orphanages.
“We are trying to pave the way for girls from the orphanages, all necessary arrangements have been made in this respect,” said Azizullah Amir, a Moraa university official.
According to Zaki, currently there are around 70 orphanages in the country where hundreds of homeless children are housed.—Tolonews
