Hi, there!

I am Asif Sultani.

Founder of the Pioneer Technical & Professional
Institute (Bamyan, Afghanistan) · English Teacher ·
Front-End Developer

9 Years of

Teaching and Management Experience

1000+ Happy

Students

About Me

In 2006 I started a part-time job as a kitchen assistant at an NGO in Kabul, Afghanistan. I knew neither a single word of English nor did I have computer skills. Working in the kitchen made me so tired. The other people, who worked with this NGO, had some English and computer skills. As a curious risk-taker, I decided to leave this NGO in 2007 so I could go to Pakistan to study English and computer skills. I had a dream to work in an office like the people I observed at the NGO.

In Pakistan in 2007, I sold fruit to support myself. I would wake up at 3 am and go to the fruit market to get fresh fruit. I did not know Urdu, the official language of Pakistan. There were a few other Afghan workmen who would go to the market, too. They knew Urdu well and they helped me with my purchases. Each day I would return from the fruit market around 8 am and start selling the fruit in the dusty streets of Pakistan. I took time out during the day to attend several English and computer classes, which meant I was still selling fruit into the night. It was a very tiring schedule, but I continued it for almost two and half years. When my English and computer skills were strong enough to use in my employment, I came back to Afghanistan to fulfill my dream of working in an office.

There was a supervisor vacancy with the International Security Assistance Force – ISAF in Kabul. Because of my English skills, I was hired. I worked there for almost a year and a half. When the security situation got worse at ISAF, I resigned and took a job somewhere else. In November of 2013, I moved to Bamyan, where I thought, I would love to live and work.

In December 2013, I started my new job as an IT Person and capacity building coordinator with a German INGO, Help (Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe). I became an active member of Bamyan society as soon as I arrived. While working with Help and some other national and international organizations, I identified the need for an English Language and Computer Science Institute in Bamyan.

In Bamyan, I noticed there were no strong opportunities for people to learn English or computer skills. In 2014, I established an Educational Center for this purpose through the local education department. As time passed and the demand for these fields grew, I launched the Pioneer Technical and Professional Institute in 2019. The institute offered two-year diploma programs in English Literature and Computer Science, including courses such as database management, networking, and web design. It equipped students with valuable skills recognized by the Technical & Vocational Education and Training Authority of Afghanistan. Similar to community colleges in the U.S. or Germany’s Berufsfachschule, it offered students an affordable pathway to a four-year degree.

While managing and teaching at my institute and educational center, I earned my bachelor’s degree in law (2016–2019) and worked with several other organizations. Despite a busy schedule, my enthusiasm kept me motivated to work hard and improve both my life and the lives of those in the institute’s community.

Before and after the establishment of Pioneer Technical & Professional Institute, I faced many difficulties, which made me stronger. The team at Pioneer and I were on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred. As a result, the doors of all educational institutions across Afghanistan were closed for almost a year. After the restrictions were slowly lifted, the security situation unfortunately got worse and worse in Afghanistan. Finally, the government of Afghanistan was overthrown by the Taliban in August 2021 and all our dreams were crushed. As a result, thousands of Afghans like me fled the country and immigrated to safer places.

Name:Asif Sultani
Living Place:Augsburg, Germany
Email:asif.sultani2019@gmail.com
Current Activity:Studying International Information Systems at Technische Hochschule Augsburg

My Activities in Afghanistan

My activities are divided into different sections. I have summarized them as follows:

Scientific Discourses

I offered free discourse sessions for the public about a variety of topics conducted by local scholars, professionals, and some international speakers online and in person. The sessions were very popular and were normally attended to fullest capacity. The topics ranged from the history of the Hazara people to psychology to information sessions on scholarship opportunities. I also offered a variety of awareness and human rights programs.

Monthly Newsletter

Along with the rest of my busy schedule, I founded an English language monthly newsletter for the first time in Bamyan province. The purpose of establishing this newsletter was to promote the English language among the people of Bamyan. The content of this monthly paper included stories and essays by street children, university students, teachers and students at Pioneer Institute. An American friend, Nancy Antle, in the US, helped with editing this writing by email.

Social and Cultural Programs

In Bamyan, where cultural and social poverty is rampant, I was able to play a small part in the fight against this by offering a variety of programs through which both women and men could make speeches, have roundtable discussions, and observe or participate in dance performances, music, theater and so on..

Interviews

One of the ways that I encouraged my students was by having them interview foreigners. The students were asked to prepare questions and interview our foreign friends. These interviews allowed the students to gain more self-confidence and they felt encouraged. Having a connection with a foreigner in itself is an advantage for Afghan students. Therefore, I continued to emphasis this, and I dedicated a page of the monthly newsletter to interviews.

English Language Program

I observed that more and more people were dedicating their time to learning English as a second language. Many countries have included English in their school and university syllabuses and children start learning it at an early age. Since the English language plays an important role in our lives, both personally and professionally, I made up my mind to establish an English Institute in Bamyan, Afghanistan.

Computer Science

Computer programs directly affect every aspect of our lives. Today, many people all over the world are using some form of a computer in their daily lives. Having knowledge of a computer helps you to function in today's world in a better and more effective way. Therefore, in addition to an English program, I decided to establish a two-year computer science program as well. This program could help students learn computer skills and use them in their daily affairs.

Video & Photo Album

In this part, I would like to share some of the memorable videos and photos with you that were taken and made during my activities in Afghanistan. Looking at these photos always reminds me of my hard times. The times when I only slept 5 hours at night. The times when not only would I teach, but also clean my Institute. The times when I would open the gate of my Institute at 5:00 am and close it at 7:00 pm. The times when I would teach and manage the school 10 hours daily. It also reminds me of the good times like hearing my students speaking English and using their computer skills on a daily basis. It also reminds me of how my students learned to speak English in front of a large audience and write essays in English that were published. These things helped them become more self-confident. I am proud of what I accomplished and of the thousands of students who worked so hard and benefited from this opportunity.

How to Struggle with Life Challenges

I am Maryam Samar. I currently live at Sammar orphanage in Bamyan. I am a 9th grade student and I study English at the ROYA Mentorship Program. My family lives in the remote Afghan province of Daikondi.

During my childhood, I faced many challenges. In spite of having various challenges, I wished to go to school just like other students. There were eleven members in my family – five sisters, four brothers and my parents. My parents are uneducated. There was no school for them when they wanted to study. My father used to be a farmer and my mother was a housewife. One day, my father was working in our garden when there was a heavy flood, which swept him away. He managed to save himself but his back was broken and he became disabled from this injury. Our life conditions got worse and worse. My father did not get better and there was no one to take care of us. We all lost hope.

When I was eight, the hardships made me smarter and I understood how to deal with life difficulties. It was one of my dreams to study at school, but it seemed impossible to fulfill my dream in my own village – there was no school and were no facilities. Fortunately, my three brothers and I were interviewed by Shuhada Organization which sent us to Sammar Orphanage in Bamyan and we have been living there since then.

To learn English was one of my biggest dreams. This dream has been fulfilled and now I study English at ROYA Mentorship Program in Bamyan. ROYA is like a family. Everyone enjoys being a member of the program. ROYA has done great work for underprivileged kids in Afghanistan. Before ROYA, English seemed like a very difficult language to learn. Now it is like having a sweet fruit that gets sweeter and sweeter as I learn more.

My future plans are to defend the rights of women in my own country, Afghanistan. Afghanistan has approximately thirty million people. After three years of severe drought, twenty-three years of war and five years under the Taliban’s devastating reign, we have been left one of the poorest countries in the world. Today, the future of the women of Afghanistan is more uncertain than for the men. Afghanistan has made many strides toward a more stable form of government since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the end of Taliban rule. However, the rule of law, when it comes to women’s rights is still not strictly enforced. I want to work towards changing that and work towards equality for all.

Finally, I would like to thank Kara Lozier, ROYA founder and Bev Clark, my dearest sponsor very much. Their help and sponsorship helped a lot. I see many changes in my life now. Therefore, I will repay their support by working hard hopefully.

Name of the Writer:Maryam Samar
Place of Living:Iran
Essay Writing Date:06.12.2017
Education Status:University Student

The Situation of Women in Bamyan

I, as a girl, am very happy to have experienced freedom over the past 15 years – since the fall of the Taliban. There are many women in Bamyan who have been feeling the same as me. Fifty percent of the women in the center of Bamyan work and contribute to their family’s financial well being. Most of the girls in Bamyan attend school and work hard to reach their goal of changing their life’s path. They are optimistic about the future of their country. They expect that one day their own daughters will have even more rights than they do.

During the Taliban’s regime the situation for women was bad. Women were deprived of their God-given rights. They were not allowed to attend school or leave the house without being accompanied by a male relative, such as a father, brother or uncle. As a result, the majority of women in Bamyan growing up during that time are uneducated. Many men, especially members of the Taliban, went along with these restrictions. They believed that women were born only to have children and raise them as well as to take care of the house – the cleaning, the washing, the cooking. The women were also expected to feed and tend to their family’s animals such as sheep, goats, donkeys and horses. Their talents remained invisible. They were not allowed to follow their dreams.

Today, there are men who are better educated and respect women. Many men divide the chores with their wives. For instance, men may take care of the children while the wife does the cleaning. Or the wife tends to the children while the husband does the laundry. This behavior signals a giant step forward for women and women’s rights here in Afghanistan. More and more husbands treat their wives as partners rather than servants.

Bamyan is not comparable to other provinces in Afghanistan such as Helmand, Oruzgan, Kandahar. In these provinces, the behavior of women is still as strictly regulated as it was during the time of the Taliban and women are not allowed their rights. In those places, the Taliban still influences how people behave.

Thankfully, Bamyan is freer and more progressive. There are women in Bamyan who ride bikes. There are women in Bamyan who run businesses. Bamyan women are a peace-loving and united people. They are happy to be living in a province with good security that makes for a peaceful environment where they can thrive.

The only problem facing women here now is the dwindling number of jobs available in the private and governmental sectors. This has resulted in increased poverty for women that in turn effects their families. Many families find it hard to continue living like this. Some economists say that a lack of employment opportunities is a growing concern for both men and women in Bamyan.

Name of the Writer:Ruqia Jafari
Place of Living:Russia
Essay Writing Date:05.12.2017
Education Status:University Student

Why English is Important to Me

English is spoken in many countries around the globe. Today, everyone seems to need English daily. Apart from being an international language, it is also the language of business. There are millions of books originally written in English and then interpreted into other languages.

Learning English is important and people all over the world decide to study it as a second language. English is the official language of 53 countries. That is a lot of people to meet and speak to. English is spoken as a first language by around 400 million people.

Although I am a school boy, I know how much value English has. There are many students the same age as me who do not know English. I am honored to study English at Pioneer Institute in Bamyan. Pioneer has made a big effort to help students become experienced English speakers.

Fortunately, my family is very supportive of me. My parents always encourage me and give me plenty of time and energy. I also have a sister who is my hero. She has been helping me with my homework, English assignments, buying me school supplies and so on. There are people who often want to know English to get ahead in life. Many think that learning English is the best option for future opportunities. English is, of course, an excellent choice, but there are also many other useful languages to learn and I would like to learn some of those too.

Finally, I would like to thank my dearest sister, Sediqa Mortazavi for her contribution to write this essay. Also, she has been learning English at Pioneer since 2016.

Name of the Writer:Habib Murtazavi
Place of Living:Bamyan, Afghanistan
Essay Writing Date:02.12.2017
Education Status:School Student

Conquering Life’s Challenges Make One Stronger

During my childhood, I faced many challenges. My father is a policeman and I admire him very much and his ability to be aware of various situations and his understanding of the people of our community. He works all the time and has a lot of responsibility. We have a farm, but since my father is at work most of the time, it fell to me to do most of the chores. Besides the farm work I had to help my mother by bringing her fresh water and food supplies from the market. I also had a job in the evening in a bakery from 5-10 pm. It made me so tired working day and night.

My busy schedule made it difficult to communicate with my friends. While I was working, some of my friends would attend English classes and communicate in English. I had neither the time nor the money to attend such classes. However, over time I became more and more interested in enrolling in an English course. I spoke with my father and my cousin about this and they realized it would be a good thing to do.

My cousin had good connections with some NGOs and English courses. After a few weeks, my cousin came to our house to tell me about an English language program from the USA – the ROYA Mentorship Program. The concept of the program was different. The students who had financial challenges and were highly committed to learning English could attend the program. I knew I was one of those students. I started my English classes at ROYA at the elementary level.

The ROYA Mentorship Program changed my life by helping me reach one of the greatest goals in my life – learning English. It has helped me to see that by working hard, reaching my other goals could be possible too. I want to become a doctor so that I can treat the impoverished people in my community. I also want to be an English instructor so that other students can succeed as I have done through the ROYA English Program in Bamyan. I would really like to thank my kind sponsor, Nargi Aliyar, who has financially supported and encouraged me so far, Mrs Kara Lozier who made this opportunity possible and Mr. Asif Sultani, who coordinates and manages the ROYA project in Bamyan.

Name of the Writer:Sardar Ahmadi
Place of Living:Bamyan, Afghanistan
Essay Writing Date:25.07.2018
Education Status:Bachelor of ...

My Life! The Challenges! My Decisions!

Several semesters ago, I had a really big problem in not understanding English and Math subjects at school. I was disappointed. Although I tried to better my scores at school, I failed again. I decided to find a way to solve this problem. I knew that school subjects, especially mathematics and English are taught at other schools that give students extra help. So, I went to an educational center to enroll there. I saw a large number of students who wanted to register to study English and mathematics. Being curious, I asked one of the students why he wanted to learn English. He asked me the same question instead of giving me an answer. I remained silent. I did not have a proper answer for him. I left the center without enrolling.

Days passed, and I did not seem happy at home. When my brother noticed me, he asked me why I seemed disappointed. When I told him, my brother knew how to encourage me. He said, “Qahar, if you knew English and mathematics, you would not need to attend those classes. You should admit that you need extra help so you can get better in both subjects.”

The next day, I went back to an educational center to register. My teacher was a kind person. He encouraged me and shared some experiences he had with other students who had the same problems as me.

After that, I decided to use my God-given ability. I tried and tried and tried until I succeeded in learning these two important subjects. After a few semesters, I obtained position holders in my school and English classes. I have never given up trying. I would like to thank Pioneer Educational & Cultural Organization for making this opportunity possible.

Name of the Writer:Qahar Ahmadi
Place of Living:Bamyan, Afghanistan
Essay Writing Date:20.07.2018
Education Status:University Student

Young Women Leadership Conference in Bamyan!

YWLC is a conference which is provided in many provinces in Afghanistan. This conference has different parts that teach us the way of a leader and being a young woman leader in Afghanistan. The conference organizers, Gharsanay Amin and Sana Ahmadi, senior law students from the American University of Afghanistan, spent a week in Bamyan teaching me and other participants how to lead a group and the way of good leadership so that we can begin work in our country and develop into successful leaders in Afghanistan. They taught us to believe that we can improve our country in every way and be the best.

In the program, there were about 30 girls. Most of the girls were from the ROYA Mentorship Program, but some girls from other places and schools joined us. In the conference, we did different things. We had some local guest speakers who joined us in Bamyan and many speakers from around the world who talked to us via Skype. At the end of each guest speaker’s talk, they shared their email addresses, phone numbers and Facebook names so we can have a relationship with them and speak to them while developing our action plans or about other things. The speakers were also young leaders from around the world who taught us how to lead and important skills in leadership. Gharsanay and Sana are always trying to do their best. Since they were also young women, the girls who participated are more motivated to become leaders. The goals of the program are to improve and inspire young women to have a good future for themselves and to believe that they have the ability to work as well as men in Afghanistan.

We had many group works, group activities, and personal activities about leadership. The trainers gave us very useful information about leadership. Sometimes we had fun and it was so interesting for everybody. It was fantastic for me. All the girls who participated in this conference were very motivated to come to the conference every day. We gained a lot of experience from this conference. The impact it had on me personally was that after this I will participate in programs like this everywhere. I can share my experience with others because of the confidence I gained from being a participant in this conference. Our trainers were very proud of us. Now I can speak in a crowded place and voice my opinion because I learned the skills from this conference.

One of the best points of this program is the action plans we were required to develop. We divided into groups of between four and ten girls and chose different action plans to implement in the future. The action plan that my group chose was to gather some small boys and girls in a specific place, maybe Mahbooba’s house, and teach them. We will help them in school subjects to help them be ready for studying in school when school begins again. Also we want to provide this to poor children so they can study without paying any money. In addition, weekly we will show them some cartoons and animations to make it fun for them. We will have a relationship with their family and parents to help them feel responsibility for their children’s studies and to pay attention. My team members were Mahbooba, Nazgul and Shegofa.

If we always have programs like this, many girls can participate, and we will be more social and more active. All of us had some favorite times together that we will never forget. One of those times was the last day of the program when we shared one good and one bad memory of our life with each other. It was nice.

All of us learned many lessons from this leadership program that will help us in the future. The lessons that I personally learned are that being a good public speaker will have the best effect on listeners. Now I can speak in a crowded place and in front of a lot of people and have a nice speech. Also, I learned how to listen to others nicely and to learn the key points from their speech. I can have relationship with the speakers we met and get help in my works and my action plan. I learned how to lead a group now and in the future.

Name of the Writer:Freshta Mehraeen
Place of Living:Canada
Essay Writing Date:20.10.2018
Education Status:University Student

Attending an Unforgettable Program – Bamyan Educational Summer Camp

In September 2018 five other Pioneer students and I attended Bamyan Educational Summer Camp (BESC). The program was for four days and had several wonderful mentors. We lived there 24 hours a day. Everyone seemed like family members. Some of the participants had scholarship experiences from different universities around the world.

I was extremely happy participating and thank ROYA and Pioneer for introducing me to this program. Participating in these kinds of programs changes our lives. Making and meeting encouraging friends and students from all over the world in itself is wonderful in that it widens our understanding of the world and helps us to see people from other cultures and backgrounds as human beings that we are proud to know.

On the first day of the program, after meeting and getting to know each other, we went to some Bamyan historical places such as the former site of the Buddha statues, Gholghola and Zuhak cities. Gholghola City is a 13th century city conquered by Genghis Kahn. It is also known as the City of Screams. There are many ruins to explore there, but as recently as the year 2,000 it was still riddled with landmines from more recent wars and not safe to visit. Zuhak City is also known as the Red City, possibly because of the color of the cliffs and soil. It was once home to 3,000 inhabitants and was the main defense area for the valley. It too was conquered and destroyed by Genghis Kahn and his army. The historical places were really enjoyable for us. Our mentors were kind and knowledgeable about what we saw. They behaved like brothers and sisters. Everyone soon felt close to each other and behaved equally. When we returned back to camp, we had a class at night as well. We started talking about creativity.

On the second day of the program, we discussed creativity in more detail. We also had a workshop about entrepreneurship and how to become a good entrepreneur in our life. We learned how to start a small business. We learned more on a field trip to the bazaar where we asked women business owners questions about their work and how they went about getting started. Their insights and experiences and hardwork made us more confident about starting businesses of our own with very little money. When we were back to the camp, the mentors for our group helped us developed a plan for a coffee shop with a small amount of money with a manager and a few workers. It was just a practice. The participants shared their ideas in front of the class for other groups.

On the third day of the program, we again had a class about creativity, how to improve a small business and the environment. Also, we learned about life and culture. Our mentors taught us about differences in cultures in Afghanistan and other countries in the world. We were asked to explain about our own culture in Bamyan to other people in our groups. We explained our marriage traditions, how we celebrate Eid and the New Year with festivals and feasts, and other ceremonies. After that, we all went to Baba Mazari stadium where we played football and volleyball. It was such great fun! It was a very memorable day for me and seemed to be for everyone else as well. On the fourth day of the program, we went to Band-e Amir National Park where we had fun hiking and picnicking and looking at views of the beautiful blue lakes there. When we were back from Band-e Amir, we all went to a fancy hotel in Bamyan named Shahi (Royal). There were high authorities from the local government there. They shared their life experiences and talked about various things with us such as how to get and apply for scholarships in different countries. It was a cool night.

On the last day, everyone said goodbye in preparation for going to their homes in other provinces. It was the end to an intensive and exciting experience and we all hated to leave. We were all sad, some were crying, because we had formed such close friendships with one another in just a short amount of time. We wondered if we would ever see each other again. In my point of view, everyone learned from the classes that creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena and to generate solutions. Finally, we learned about opportunities for scholarships in Afghanistan and abroad from some of the mentors who had been studying in different areas of Afghanistan and in other countries. They explained their process of applying for scholarships and showed us how to go about doing it for ourselves.

In the Bamyan Educational Summer Camp, all the participants learned and understood so many things. We met many new people from other parts of Afghanistan and learned about the different cultures in Afghanistan and the world. At the end of the program, we received valuable certificates. I am so thankful for the kindness of the camp organizers for providing me that kind of opportunity. It was a valuable experience I will never forget.

Name of the Writer:Habiba Haidari
Place of Living:Bamyan, Afghanistan
Essay Writing Date:20.11.2018
Education Status:University Student

From Nowhere to Somewhere

At the end of 2014 I was sent from Afghanistan to Indonesia to participate in a program called Wadah Global Gathering (WGG). Our trip was organized by Samar orphanage in Bamyan. The program was for 15 days long. I was in 8th grade at the time. All the participants were expected to use English to communicate. It was a hard time for me because I had not yet learned the world language of English.

When people tried to talk to me, I would run away because I didn’t know English and was embarrassed. This made it so that I could not make any friends there. The situation made me really unhappy. I thought at the time that I would have gotten so much more out of the program if my understanding of English had been better. I learned some of what went on through others whose English was better than mine. The program was all about educating people to create a better future for your country. The event, although difficult for me, turned out to be a good experience because it prompted me to become determined to learn English. I promised myself I would learn English as much as I could and become really good at it. Since that time, I have never given up and never stopped trying to learn English – which in a sense, was what the program was all about. I improved my English skills, and, in the process, created a bright future for myself.

When I came back to Afghanistan, I decided to enroll in an English course. I took the course for a while but I learned only basic words. When my regular school started in the spring, I had to leave the English course, so I could focus full time on my school lessons.

In 2016, I heard about ROYA from some of my classmates at school. They seemed very happy being enrolled in ROYA. As a result, I was curious and wanted to try it for myself. So, I found out from my classmates how to go about enrolling. The first step was meeting with the local coordinator, Asif Sultani, who runs Pioneer Educational and Cultural Organization, which is a partner with ROYA. He was pleased meeting me and some other impoverished students from my school. I learned that ROYA had been expanding day-by-day and was happy to accept new students. I began English classes at a very basic level at Pioneer and have now advanced to a TOEFL iBT preparation course at Pioneer. I really like English. It is like a light that leads us through the doors of success to the wider world.

I see a lot of changes in my life because of ROYA. It is like a family and we are all members who are close and care about one another. We enjoy spending time together in many different settings. We help each other with our studies and no one feels left out or friendless. I have many friends now.

Thank you so much, Kara Lozier, my dear sponsor, Atika Jan who supported me a lot in my life, Nancy Antle, who edited my essay, and Asif Sultani, our kind teacher.

Name of the Writer:Farzana Samar
Place of Living:Bamyan, Afghanistan
Essay Writing Date:12.11.2018
Education Status:University Student

We Need to be Careful about the Impact of our Decisions on the Fate of Individuals

A woman instructor was alone at a school's office. A little boy opened the door very slowly. The woman recognized him and said, “You got nine on the exam. You are the only person who failed.” The boy was very embarrassed and unhappy. He said, “Teacher, could you give me just one more point to get ten so I do not fail?”

The instructor said that it would be impossible to give him one more point. “I checked your exam paper and gave you the score you deserved.” She added, “Don't worry. I don't want to punish you. You must try to get a good score on the next exam.”

The student left the school’s office and was very afraid of his mother. After some moments, he came back to see the instructor and wanted to beg her to make his score higher so his mother would not be furious with him. But she had already gone home. The teacher comprehended the parents’ wishes for their children. They want the best for their children. But his instructor couldn’t give him a score he didn’t earn.

The instructor knew that punishment didn’t improve children’s education. Punishment has a negative effect on their mind. The instructor didn't know what to do with her student. She wondered whether she should give him one more point. She was the one who always followed the rules and regulations at school. But she also had a very kind heart.

When the student met his teacher the next day, she gave him a suggestion. She agreed to lend him a point to pass his exam. She asked the little boy to promise her to get two points higher than failing on the final exam.

Hearing this, the boy was very happy and said, “I will try my best to get even more points on the final exam, dear teacher.” Afterward, the boy started trying to work harder. He would be forever in his teacher’s debt. On his next exams, he would get even greater scores. He would receive all kinds of awards and prizes from the school’s head master and teachers. He finished his school and university with the best scores and positions. His teacher's lesson changed his life. Being careful about the impact of our decisions on the fate of individuals can truly have positive effects.

I would really like to thank all these great people, Mrs. Kara Lozier, ROYA founder and our kind mother, my lovely sponsor, Atika Hussain, Mrs. Nancy Antle for editing my story and Asif Sultani, Pioneer founder, chairman and my English teacher.

Name of the Writer:Simin Shayan
Place of Living:Germany
Essay Writing Date:15.03.2019
Education Status:University Student

Education and Role of Foreign Language

Education is an important aspect in our lives. People who are educated behave and act differently and know a lot about life. They try to discover things in the world. They always prefer reading books, magazines, novels, and so on in English or any other languages to boost their knowledge.

Foreign languages, especially, English have played a significant role in almost everything. English is a language with a worldwide presence and acceptance and is used in technology. Speaking English allows you to actually broaden your world, from job opportunities to the ability to relate to people from other countries. Knowing the language makes it much more interesting. Education is very important to improve yourself but learning English also improves the quality of life. For example, if a person wants to apply for a job, even a cook, must know a little English. Furthermore, those who want to study abroad, must have a score of TOEFL iBT above 75 to get accepted. Most scholarships cannot be gained without good English proficiency. There are some other international languages, but they are not as important as English is.

I have studied English in a place where there are still a lot of kids the same age as me who know nothing about English importance. When I talk to them about it, they feel more motivated to start learning it. When I started learning English, I used to have problem even writing my name in English correctly.

ROYA is a place where we have been feeling proud being members and has been a place where a lot of underprivileged kids learned English. It helped not only me, but also many more kids around Afghanistan. I wish there were many more organizations like ROYA. The goal of it is supporting and motivating poor kids to pursue their dreams that are still under ash.

Regardless of the reasons why you would like to learn a new language, you should always allow yourself to explore new linguistic territories. Learning multiple languages will always serve to improve your quality of life, and even if you never use that language, you almost certainly will enjoy the time spent learning. Language learning is unique in that you rarely have to spend much money to find a passionate instructor or fellow learner, and the adventure of understanding a new language is one experience you will never forget.

Name of the Writer:Zakia Mohammadi
Place of Living:Bamyan, Afghanistan
Essay Writing Date:20.03.2019
Education Status:University Student

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