<p><strong>The woman</strong><br />In 1983, Ursula arrived for first time in Afghanistan and saw for herself the misery of children in the camps. She immediately decided to take part in scholarship programmes in a temporary school.</p><p><strong>Her fight: « Afghanistan-Schulen »</strong><br />In a country where 70%-90% of the population is illiterate, the foundation's primary aim is to provide writing and reading lessons. A school magazine has been created and is the only one in the region. There are « Homeschools » too: young girls who weren't allowed to go to school during the Talibans' dictatorship and who are too old to go to primary school, can follow special classes until they reach middle school level.</p><p><strong>What about now?</strong><br />Ursula has been named "Mother of Qurghan ": this is the first time in the country's history that community chiefs have given this name to a woman.</p>
