Project launched to build pioneering Afghan school

Architects from the University of Sheffield and a local Sheffield teacher have joined together for a unique project, aiming to construct a new school in one of the poorest rural areas of Afghanistan. The project, which is in the early stages of collaboration, is the brainchild of Ramon Mohamed, a 49-year old teacher from Broomhill. He recently visited the war-torn country to explore his family roots. After observing several outdoor schools, he became passionate about building a new school on the border of Afghanistan in the Jalalabad area of the country. The community-based schools in Afghanistan have a teaching day of only three hours. The children who attend will have been working all day in the fields or their homes and many children don't even attend school at all. After formulating his idea, Ramon approached the University´s School of Architecture to collaborate on the project.