When I was in Wardak, I visited the girls elementary school that Khris Nedam built several years ago. The girls were so eager to learn that even some of the students who had already graduated had come back to school this year to repeat the same class.
They were begging me to build a secondary school for them to continue their education. They were saying there is nothing else for them in their village. If they stay home, they will be married off. So they would rather repeat the same class. But, they insisted, you can only repeat a class once, so they worry about next year.
Mr. Saraj Wardak to has donated some of his land to Circle of Women, with which I will build the school these girls are asking for. While I was there, I negotiated with contractors, obtained building permits, and took care of other logistics. The site was cleared and I saw this part of the work. I could not stay for the breaking of the ground, which is scheduled for April 13.