.@Atta_wesa, co-founder of @Penpath1 and Matiullah Wesa’s brother accepts the campaign award.
Matiullah has been in prison since March this year for his work campaigning for girls' education in #Afghanistan. The bravery of the Pen Path team is inspiring. #IndexAwards23
📢 #ReleaseMatiullahWesa
Meet Matiullah Wesa, an inspiring advocate for girls' education in #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and the founder of The Pen Path organization (@PenPath1). Since 2009, he has been a prominent figure in the fight for education rights in the war-torn nation.
In 2016, Wesa led a book donation campaign to establish libraries in #Kunar, #Helmand, #Kandahar, and #Uruzgan provinces, aiming to provide access to knowledge and opportunities for countless young minds.
Throughout 2017, he tirelessly journeyed across Afghanistan, tirelessly campaigning for the reopening of schools, emphasizing the importance of education amidst adversities.
However, on March 27, 2023, tragedy struck when the #Taliban arrested Wesa in #Kabul, accompanied by a raid on his home. This shocking event elicited sadness from former President @KarzaiH, who fervently called for his release.
The international community, represented by the @UN, also demanded transparency and information regarding Wesa's arrest and location.
Join the global call to #ReleaseMatiullahWesa, rallying to put pressure on the Taliban and international politics for his immediate release.
Let us stand together in solidarity with Matiullah Wesa, amplifying his vision for education, peace, and hope in Afghanistan. The world needs more advocates like him, dedicated to uplifting lives through the power of education.
Matiullah Wesa @matiullahwesa, an education advocate, tirelessly advanced girls' education in villages across Afghanistan for over a decade. In April, the Taliban unjustly imprisoned him. The targeting of civil activists by the Taliban in Afghanistan must come to an end.
@matiullahwesa an education activist and founder of @PenPath has now been detained for 125 days without charge. His detention is arbitrary and unjustified. Once again I again call for his immediate and unconditional release. #afghanistan#letgirlslearn
"It's our responsibility. It's our country. We want to build it again. Education is our basic human right. It's our Islamic right", @matiullahwesa told me last year. Yesterday, Taliban arrested the activist who so passionately campaigns for the education of ALL Afghan children.
I am deeply troubled by the arrest of @PenPath1@matiullahwesa by Taliban df authorities. Mr Wesa has been advocating for access to education for Afghan boys and girls throughout the country since 2009, in dialogue with local communities. #ReleaseMatiullahWesa
Matiullah Wesa, founder of @PenPath1, was arrested in #Kabul for advocating for Afghan girls’ right to learn. As supporters of @PenPath1, we do call for the immediate release of him, who has done nothing more than fight for his sisters’ basic rights.
#FreeWesa
If we want Afghans to be heroes, all girl go to school.
If we want to be recognised internationally all our children must go to school
If we want to treat our patients we have to send girls to schools
If we want to be self sufficient we have to educate our children
The only ..
Girls education is the path to peace
Girls education is the path to
economic prosperity
Girls education is the path to end violence
Girls Edu is the path to self sufficiency
Girls education is the path to freedom
Hence girls schools needs to open without any further delay
During the past 14 yrs Penpath alone provided education opportunities for 76thousand girls. We focused on areas where no school for girls existed before and during 1 year we taught 5180 girls. As time pass more girls will be given this opportunity and many household will benefit.
It’s been 519days since the girls schools are closed, during this time we have worked hard by providing home schools for thousands of girls. We also campaigned for schools opening alongside the nation. I don’t feel like writing about the hurdles and I don’t want to discourage &..
Every year before the start new academic year PenPath is visiting homes to enrol girls into schools. Around 22000 girls had been enrolled through that campaign. This year we will continue doing so but with a different method.The outcome would be Vgood #PenPathDoor2DoorEduCampaign