Fatima wants to write the word “mother” for us.
“Mother”
Well done.
This is Deema Hiram.
I work with Afghan Women’s Educational Center
since 2012.
My passion is to work with girls
and educate girls throughout Afghanistan.
What would you like to be in the future? Who wants to tell me?
 I would like to be a doctor as I want to help my people.
Well done!
AWEC is a non-political,
non-profit,
and women-led organisation
established in 1991 by a group of educated women.
AWEC has always been involved in advocacy
and awareness-raising for children
and women’s rights.
The centre is located in Kabul city.
It was established in 2009 by AWEC
and the land of this centre is donated by
the Ministry of Education.
Here in this centre we are providing educational services
for 250 children per year.
For marginalised groups of children including
Internally Displaced People (IDPs), returnees and street-working children
who could not attend public schools due to many challenges.
We are providing accelerated learning classes,
which means that in one year
they are studying two grades.
And after two years,
the children will be reintegrated into public school.
We have a small library for children in the centre.
The children use this space for reading some books.
We have some books in English, Dari and Pashto.
When they see peace and love, 
and playgrounds and classrooms,
they become very interested.
They are not interested in holidays.
They always come to school with open arms and a big smile.
Now we are in the computer class.
The children are studying computer
Well done!
Let’s clap for her!
Due to financial difficulties, I couldn’t go to school.
But when I became aware of your organisation (AWEC) which helps children,
I came and learnt a lot of good things.
I continued up to fourth grade here.
Later with the assistance of social workers, 
I went to a state school.
Now I’ve finished school and I’m planning to apply to university.
I’ve fulfilled many of my wishes.
When girls are educated
their countries become stronger and more prosperous.
I feel so lucky to meet my passion.
