Officials from the Ghazni Provincial Directorate of Education have announced that local residents have personally funded and constructed 11 new schools across the province over the past year.
Kabul 24: According to education authorities, the total cost of building these 11 schools exceeded 110 million Afghanis. This community-driven initiative has provided proper learning environments for thousands of students in the region.
Najibullah Saeed, Deputy Director of General Education at the Ghazni Directorate of Education, stated: “Local residents have built 11 schools from start to finish and handed them over for use.”The schools have been constructed in various districts of Ghazni, enabling hundreds of boys and girls to continue their education in safe and suitable facilities.
This effort comes at a time when government funding for new school construction remains limited and many educational institutions suffer from inadequate infrastructure.
In addition, during the past five months alone, nearly 70 other schools in different areas of the province have been repaired and renovated using funds provided directly by local communities.
These figures highlight the strong public spirit and active participation of Ghazni residents in improving the education sector.
While welcoming this initiative, some residents and students are calling for greater government attention to provide better educational facilities. They emphasize the need for teaching materials, textbooks, qualified teachers, and quality curricula alongside the physical school buildings.
Civil society activists and educators in Ghazni have described this people-led model as an inspiring example for other provinces. They argue that such community involvement can significantly reduce the burden on the limited state budget while simultaneously raising education standards.
However, experts caution that long-term sustainability requires combined support from both the government and international organizations so that citizens are not left to bear the full financial responsibility alone.
Ghazni province has seen rising demand for education in recent years, but years of conflict, budget shortages, and economic difficulties had severely hampered the development of school infrastructure.
The residents’ initiative to build new schools represents a significant step toward addressing these gaps.
The Ghazni Directorate of Education has called on citizens, charities, and wealthy individuals to continue this positive trend and participate in building and renovating more schools.
Officials expressed hope that expanding this community-based model will sharply reduce the number of children deprived of education in the province.
This remarkable effort by the people of Ghazni comes amid ongoing challenges in Afghanistan’s education system, including teacher shortages, lack of basic facilities, and limited access to schooling, particularly for girls.
The self-funded construction of schools demonstrates the strong desire of local communities to invest in the future of their children despite economic hardships.
