Girls learning in Momandara District
Dera Manana - Many Thanks!
Schools on the Moon was able to raise $7,400 thanks to everyone’s generosity!
Our team has made 2 journeys to the border villages in Nangarhar and Kunar Provinces over the past month, delivering the tents and school supplies and helping to set them up. They continue to go back and check on the children, and so far the schools are safe and the children and teachers are very grateful.
Prior to your contributions, these children walked for miles through difficult and dangerous terrain, many barefoot, to attend classes taught by volunteers in the open air on the desert floor. In most cases, these villages are simply too remote for international aid or governmental assistance to reach. These children do not have money or toys, but they know the value of education.
Thanks to Schools on the Moon, hundreds of children are now able to sit inside the tents we funded. We will leave the fundraiser open so that we can continue to raise funds to give more students that are still attending school on a dirt floor, a tent and basic school supplies to make their lives just a little easier, safer and more comfortable.
What kind of Jihad is burning schools?
Another thunder and lighting drops down in the heart of Taliban as we supplied some tents, notebooks, pens, black boards to those schools that were burned by Taliban a few months ago as they tried to stop students from attending schools.
There are three districts that are declared more troubled than the rest in Nangarhar; BatiKot is one of them. Several schools and education centers have been burned down in this district. We went to supply some stationary and tents to those victim schools and students in Chardahy and Barikaab villages.
Outsiders consider that the militants have the support of locals in such areas and I also was one of them, but after the visit of the place I totally think otherwise. The kids are very keen to learn despite the threats and warnings they receive from the insurgents; they still want to attend their classes regularly.
Their enthusiasm amazed me and I am really happy to see that. Despite all the troubles they have a lot of courage to keep their study up. They are well aware of their situation and are very keen to pounce on every opportunity that comes their way. It was surprising for kids to be so grateful of our donations.
I wanted to have a chat with some of these kids and I was glad to be part of what could be proved very fundamental. One of the kids said and I quote “I am surprised with these militants calling themselves Mujahidin, whilst Jihad means to struggle for the good, not bad and you see they burned our schools; what kind of a Jihad this is? I am really thankful that you have come for us, we almost lost the hope for having our school revived and running again, not as formerly though.”
The villages and rural areas are in more need and help than the urban areas.
“Even these days its really hard to go to school because the insurgents are telling us to that we shouldn’t be educated we should fight to get our revenge from US and Afghan government”, one of the student Ajmal stated that our answer is clear: “Even if they will kill us we will come to the school and we know people from the US or other countries really care about our future and that’s why today we are the witness of these donations”. He dreams of become a educated and being able to serve his country whether it be a doctor, teacher or an engineer.
Our mini documentary about building a School on the Moon. Thank you to the people that donated and helped us provide tents to the children in Door Baba, Rodat.
Building Schools
We managed so far to donate to five school tents in the Rodat outer regions, Meraano Kalay, Jabo Kalay, Meraano Kalay girls school, Hisarak girls school and Murghano Village each with whatever we can muster.
With 10 tents we manage to at least house two schools properly against the harsh wind but still building structures is what is needed most. Still we do what we can to create education and hope for Afghan children.
On mission to bring 10 tents and school supplies to the border region.
Prayers for a school
