07.03.2011Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Garratt MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan – Upon the cutting of a simple ribbon, the brand new dormitory for the Teacher Training College, Mazar-e Sharif, officially changes hands between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Germany continues to play a leading role in the International Security Assistance Force transition efforts in northern Afghanistan.“I give a very heartfelt thanks to the German government,” said Deputy Governor Zahir wahdat. “Occasionally support does not leave a long lasting effect, but the German government has made this a victory for everyone. For the teachers, for women’s rights, children’s rights and especially human rights.”
Afghan men attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new dormitory at the Teacher Training College in Mazar-e Sharif. Its construction was made possible through the German Development Corporation with funding from the KfW World Bank Group, Federal Republic of Germany. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Garratt
The dormitory features full living facilities including kitchens, sanitation facilities and separate dorms for men and women as well as daycare and kindergarten for the local children. With its completion the college has the ability to house up to 300 students on campus in order to offer them much more effective training.
The dormitory features full living facilities including kitchens, sanitation facilities and separate dorms for men and women as well as daycare and kindergarten for the local children. With its completion the college has the ability to house up to 300 students on campus in order to offer them much more effective training.
“Education is a key component to success,” said Project Manager Thomas Herzberg with the German Development Cooperation. “Besides the TTC in Mazar-e Sharif, there are satellite colleges being constructed in the Balkh, Takhar, Kunduz and Sar-e Pul provinces throughout northern Afghanistan.”
Currently only a small percentage of teachers have had any official training in education and this college will go a long way towards spreading knowledge further than ever before. Each college’s ability to train over 600 male and female teachers at a time means more teachers to help increase Afghanistan’s literacy rate as well as offering schooling to more women throughout the country.
Funded by the KfW World Bank Group, Federal Republic of Germany, with implementation by the German Development Corporation, the new Teacher Training College is a beacon of hope for the future education of Afghanistan. The project, which cost approximately $2 million, will give old and new teachers alike the ability to seek a higher education in order to pass that knowledge on to the youth of their country.
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