Roshnayee Library

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Roshnayee Library was established in the summer of 2019. It is the sixth library developed by an AGFAF student. It is important to note that Frozan not only created the Roshnayee Library but she did so working closely with the school principal and parents in highly conservative Pashtun community in Kabul hours from her home. In her words:

“Hey girl, do you want to come with me? Let's talk.” These were the words I heard whenever I went outside my school  to find a book. They were unwelcomed words that made me feel unsafe as they were spoken by those who didn't support a young girl's education. I was only a 10th grader. However, I realized then, that if I ever had the chance, I would build a school library so other girls would not have to face the same threat. 

On August 17, 2019, with the mentoring help of Mr. Joe Highland and the financial support of AGFAF, I established the Roshnayee library at the Ghazi Mir Zaman Kahn Girls High School in Kabul. The library has around 400 books in Dari, Pashto, English and Arabic and covers areas such as history, chemistry, physics, geography, general knowledge, including Konkor Exam preparation books, novels and books and games for kids. It is my hope and plan to continue to work on and improve the library’s resources. With AGFAF`s continued help and support, I look forward to establishing classes, like adult literacy classes for the illiterate women in the community, and providing a safe place for the girls to study during the winter months when Afghan schools are closed. 

I am so happy about this project. Whenever I talk to the kids at the library they make me even happier. They make me feel I can bring about change even if that change is not so big. To me it is a huge, a huge hope for the future.