Education
Summary
DfA policies, natural hazards and disasters, and poverty are the main drivers of need for school-aged boys and girls in Afghanistan. At the same time, restricted donor funding has heightened emergency education needs due to limited public schooling investments. DfA policies are the main barrier preventing girls from accessing education, according to the 2023 WoAA. The 2021 ban on secondary school education for girls has affected approximately 1.4 million girls to date and will prevent 297,155[1] girls who completed grade six this academic year from continuing school.