A woman turns her home into a school and she's the only teacher
English - Saturday 04 September 2021 الساعة 09:12 am
Al-Tahita, NewsYemen, Al-Ain News:
Amna Mahdi did not stand silent when she found her rural town to which she moved in Al-Tuhayta District, south of Al-Hodeidah, lacking schools, so she decided to convert her marital home into a school to teach children the alphabets of reading and writing.
In the eyes of the residents of the village of Bani Moheb, that decision was great from a woman coming from the center of the city of Hodeidah, and it also carries an important humanitarian aspect, revolving around preventing the children of that village from falling into illiteracy and depriving education.
During the first days of implementing her ambitious idea, the number of students began to increase, while the educational classes were increasing until the number reached 6 classes, after her initiative attracted male and female students of different ages, some of whom were over the age of twelve.
Amna teaches students in classes alone in two shifts, the first starts at 8 am until 12 pm, and from 2 pm until 8 pm.
Amna told Al-Ain News that she is proud of doing this work on her own, but now she needs someone to stand by her and help her in educating more than 200 students.
Despite the great hopes of finding people to work with her for free, she is unlikely to do so, as her remote rural village lacks the presence of educated people willing to voluntarily work to educate the young.
She adds that the men in the village of Bani Moheb are usually busy doing the jobs that provide food for their families, and that women like her did not previously obtain the education that would qualify them to perform this role, due to the absence of government schools.
She asserts that she used to do this work 9 years ago, and that the students' coming to her home in the morning makes her feel proud, after she contributed to avoiding their falling into the clutches of illiteracy.
However, the temporary school suffers from a lack of educational tools, the absence of a modern textbook, as well as the absence of classrooms to accommodate the increasing numbers in that rural town.
Ms. Amna has been working without a formal job for about 9 years, and she needs some money to buy her personal needs.
However, this was not an obstacle to her ambition, as she teaches each class for two hours a day and extends her activity until 8 pm, and 4 female students recently expressed their willingness to help her in the humanitarian mission she is carrying out.
Amna Mahdi believes that she needs a government school, to accommodate the increasing number of students who complain of the hot sun in their open classes, especially since most classes are located in the yard of the house, in an area that has very hot weather.
Ms. Amna confirms that voluntary work is not bad, especially when it comes to educating children. When you see them able to read and write, it gives you a desire to continue despite all odds.
