Access to education Archives

‘My Classmates Have No Hope’

“We were the ones hoping to shape the future, but they took that future away from us,” a teen girl writes, describing the “terror” of attending a high school in northern Afghanistan under Taliban control.

by Razia Mohseni

This story was published in partnership between Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘I Went Out and Shouted for Freedom’

An Afghan college student had only heard stories about what life was like under the Taliban. Then months before graduation, "everything fell apart."

by Nil

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘The Taliban Came and Killed My Spirit!’

A school teacher in central Afghanistan laments the loss of educational opportunities for girls and women since the Taliban took control.

by Zahra Nader

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

Nigerian girls often still drop out of school to work, despite the country’s increasing wealth

Kehinde and Taiwo are among 10.5 million children in Nigeria who are not in primary school — no country in the world has more children out of school.

by Ijeoma Ndukwe

This article was originally published in PRI.