Prior to getting online to discuss human rights issues, GCE students prepared their discussion by learning about the issues they face in their communities. The students conducted projects on women’s rights in Islam, children’s rights, the right to education, etc. Through their projects, students are encouraging their parents, communities, teachers and local governments to pay more attention to the situation of human rights in their provinces and in the country in general.

Once they learn about the issues, students share their views and debate online, at http://rihr.blogspot.com/, which
has been a constant tribune youth from Kabul, Jalalabad and Taloqan to address these issues. Some students complain
about the inadequate training of educators: “I don’t have any information about human rights, children’s rights because none of my teachers have information about human rights (though they want to have information about it).”

A female participant introduces herself, her aspirations and her opinions on human rights thus: “My name is Bureshna. I am twelve years old. I am in eighth grade in school and live in the seventh district of Kabul. I like to go school because I want to learn. My favorite subject is math and my favorite teachers are the ones from whom all students can learn something and who respect students. Our teachers don’t know about lesson plans, human rights, teaching and children’s rights. Because of that, we are faced with a lot of problems. I think men and women have the same rights. Women can seek
knowledge, work and travel outside.”