A different class with more ambitions

Sharifa, a student who was forced for marriage, when she was 16 years old. Sharifa now has three children and living in Bamyan. She with her 14 other classmets are recently graduated from a SCA supported coaching class.

This coaching class is very different from a public school class. All students are mothers that were forced to leave school to marriage, or other minor causes. It is a medium size room. Students are sitting on the floor. Some of them are bringing their kids too, because they have no one to look after there kids while they are at school. But the ambition to learn is there.

“Eight years ago, due to insecurity my father took me out of school, and made me to marry,” says Sharifa.

 “When SCA announced its choaching classes for those females who were made to leave school for different reasons, I applied and fortunately I was selected to continue my education,” adds her.

Sharifa husband is named Dawood. He is a shopkeeper and has not finished school. Dawood is supporting his wife to finish school and become a teacher. He wants Sharifa to support him in bread winning.

Fatima is studying at the eighth class. She was also foreced to leave school and get married. But after four years of her marriage, she lost her husband in war. She has three children and is taking care of all their needs, after her husband was dead.

“I was doing agriculture on the lots left from my husband. I was asking neighboors and relatives to support me in physical tasks, but that was the only way to feed my children,” says Fatima.

Fatima joined SCA coaching class to learn and be able to educate her children.