Ray of Light for a Better Tomorrow
Tahzib Educational and Development Organization also known as TEDOA have done a precious job in preparing Afghan youth to make them able to cope with the rapidly changing world and taught them fundamentals of computer education. Within the framework of the computer course that was held for a month , 30 students studying in Sar-e-Pul province received crucial information and practical skills in Microsoft Office, Windows, Graphic Designing by Photoshop, and Internet browsing.
Computer Course Content:
Microsoft Office Suite: Students were also oriented on the basic applications of Word, Excell and PowerPoint, they were able to type documents, work and design a spread sheet and not least prepare and design a power point show. Such skills are useful in academic and employment-related endeavors, aiding in the organization and progression of content.
Windows Operating System: Participants benefited from the practical training of the Windows operating system, ways of files and settings, the basics of operation, and solutions. It also helps them to be in a position to be able to proficiently work on computers and their resource.
Photoshop Basics: In this article, an introduction to Adobe Photoshop enabled the students comprehend the field of image editing and graphics designing. They discovered how to colour pictures, add cool effects and arrange objects in some more or less artistic ways thus encouraging creativity while opening the doorway to a potential design corridor.
Internet and Online Safety: Other conventional skills that the course dealt with are basic internet skills such as browsing, conducting emails and researches over the internet. One of the highlighted areas was cyber-security with students being required to grasp the status of online security and protection of their personal information.
Impact and Benefits:
The computer course offered by TEDOA has equipped these young Afghans with skills that will benefit them in numerous ways:
Enhanced Employment Prospects: IT literacy especially computer skills is becoming an essential skills set for any worker taking a job in this century. With these new acquired skills they will easily get jobs within society and also get international job offers to work in other countries.
Academic Advancement: Due to the advance in technology in education, these students can now employ computers in the retrieval of information, writing of assignments, and preparing of their presentations, making an improvement on their grades as well as chances of further schooling.
Digital Connectivity: An internet connection offers these youth a view into the global engagement; they can find information, update themselves with current affairs, and participate. This connectivity helps them felt that they are not alone and is also able to support them in their experience and endeavors what they love to do.
Personal Growth: Apart from business and academic benefits, computer proficiency has personal growth effects. It also helps to develop one’s creativity and to develop such a great problem solving skills also to increase the level of self-esteem. These young individuals can now come up with an new ideas, meet with people with the alike views and beliefs, and I think they can establish their dreams much easier.
Conclusion:
In TEDOA’s computer course, possibilities for the Afghanistan youth are closer to turn on the brighter future for them all. This has always been the case as education and access to technology have remained a struggle in a number of nations particularly in the rural regions; this effort helps to close this gap while providing an opportunity for individuals to transform their lives and careers.
Even though TEDOA invests in computer literacy, what is provided as knowledge is also a form of power that in a way may translate to better livelihoods and usage of new opportunities in the social realm.
Thus, while these 30 students from the Sar-e-Pul province are walking further on their path, successful and achievers they meet the prospect to become change makers and chasers of their dreams in order to foster the enhancements of their communities, and the overall development of Afghanistan as a state.
