Until recently, Afghanistan was striving to strengthen its education system and ensure education for all children, including through support from donor countries, NGOs and others. Since the Taliban took power in 2021, the continuity of education is at risk, especially for girls and women.
In session 1, we will invite experts on education system in Afghanistan and Afghan youth to talk about the challenges of girls' education in Afghanistan, expectations for the Japanese government, and hopes for Afghanistan's future. This session will emphasize the importance of continuing support to Afghanistan by way of making the most out of multilateral partnership frameworks such as the Global Partnership for Education.
In session 2, we are inviting 20 youth (ages 18-30) who are interested in education, development, and peacebuilding to discuss about the challenges of girls' education in Afghanistan and how the Japanese Government should provide support. Outcome of the discussions in Session 2 will be compiled together by Japanese GPE Youth and will be presented to the Japanese policy makers as the policy recommendation from young people in Japan.
Date and time: September 11 at 18:00-19:30 JST / 11:00-12:30 CEST
Venue: online
Program:
Session 1: Talks by Afghan experts and Afghan youth 18:00-19:00 JST / 11:00-12:00 CEST
Eligibility: Open to everyone.
- Introduction (GPE Youth Ambassador Japan)
- Messages from MPs
- Education System in Afghanistan (tentative) (Associate Professor Yuji Utsumi, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University)
- Education Challenges in Afghanistan and GPE's Support for Education(tentative) (Mr. Javier Luque, Senior Education Specialist, GPE)
- Messages from Afghan Youth
- Closing remarks
Session 2: Youth Discussion (19:00-19:30 JST/12:00-12:30 CEST)
Eligibility: Youth interested in education, development, and peacebuilding (18-30 years old)
Capacity: 20 people
*Registration for the session 2 will close when capacity is reached.
- Discussion
- Sharing discussions
- Closing remarks