Road to Success
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EDUCATION, MEDIA & CULTURE SECTOR
The right to education for all is enshrined in Afghanistan’s Constitution (2002). Based on the Constitution, the long term vision for the sector is that regardless of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status or religious affiliation, all Afghans have equal access to quality education to enable them to develop their knowledge and skills and thereby maximize their potential. The centrality of education to stability, good governance, poverty reduction and prosperity is undisputed. An education sector that engenders a healthy workforce with relevant skills and knowledge is key to long-term economic growth.
Additionally, reviving a sense of historical and cultural continuity in Afghanistan as well as that of national unity is vital to ensure that the reconstruction process progresses in a climate of tolerance, national integrity and stability. The national heritage can become a rallying point for Afghans, enabling them to rebuild ties and dialogue and redesign a common identity and future together.
Furthermore, culture, media and youth can contribute to this endeavour in many ways. Afghanistan’s recent history provides a wide range of examples of how a lack of public investment, lawlessness and repression within this Sector have: (i) fuelled prejudice and intolerance; (ii) led to a notable impoverishment of cultural capital; (iii) spoiled many of Afghanistan’s major cultural assets; and (iv) strengthened the network in the illicit traffic of antiquities, as there is clear evidence that networks dealing with drugs and illicit traffic of the country’s cultural property are closely intertwined.
The Sector ensures the national priorities and policies are adequately funded within the allocated fiscal ceiling, and the allocated funds are executed according to the public finance management laws and regulations.
The Sector is responsible for the following line ministries/budgetary units:
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Information and Culture, Science Academy and the National Olympics Committee.