# Children who learn while working

Through repeated conflicts, many children have lost their parents or their living foundations destroyed, and the environment they live in suffered much degradation. Those people who survived these conflicts live full of pride cooperating with each other to take care of such children. Yet, many children face the necessity to work in order to survive. Although nowadays government provides an educational system, in reality, many children still have no time to go to school because they help the adults with their work from early morning. In Kabul, children are considered respectable part of the work force once they reach 10 years of age. They work various jobs including helping out with outdoor booths. In regions such as Bamiyan, not only do children help with the outdoor booths and farm work, but some are also based at defensive points as soldiers. To create an environment in which such children would be able to receive basic education, educational campaigns for adults who send these children to work are carried out, and non-formal schools before and after work hours are opened. Moreover, we are trying to create a program through which children will have opportunities to learn skills such as weaving carpets, creating woodwork, and various paint techniques at vocational schools, which in turn will originate some income for them. This will enable the children to broaden their horizons while still earning a living.