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| Afghanistan |
| Nowhere To Go For Girl Orphans After 18 |
| 2015-10-16 |
| [Tolo News] Officials from orphanages housing girls have raised concerns over the lack of housing for them once they turn 18. Head of Allauddin Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... city orphanage said with Afghanistan being a traditional society, girls leaving the safety of orphanages may not live alone -- which is a serious problem for officials. "When the girls graduate from orphanages, the girls don't have a place to live after 18. It would be really good if there could be housing provided for them," said Mawa, the head of Allauddin Kabul city orphanage. Meanwhile Shahla, a young girl who has been living in the Allauddin orphanage for 11 years says she can stay for only one more year before she has to leave. "Once I finish school and leave the orphanage I don't have any place to live. I just ask that someone can provide me with a place to live once I graduate from the orphanage," said Shahla. Officials said that all orphanages across the country face similar problems, but that those in the provinces were below standard. In addition, the head of Afghanistan orphanages admitted that corruption within the administration systems at orphanages is a serious problem and said this was having an impact on the facilities. "More than fifty percent of the problem is due to nepotism and corruption and other issues -- this results in orphanages, outside of Kabul, being below standard," said Sayed Abdullah Hashimi general director for Afghanistan orphanages. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Afghan traditions require dowry (provided by the bride's family to the groom's family) and sometimes bride price (paid by the groom's family to the bride's). Without a family to negotiate for her, and with only whatever resources she might have acquired while in the orphanage, who would want her? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-10-16 16:13 |
| #1 Okay, do they allow women to have jobs? Is the problem that they haven't been married off yet? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-10-16 09:23 |