The story of Tofan

”My name is Tofan and I am eleven years old. I live with my mother, two brothers and two sisters in Kabul, the capital of my country. My father died when I was still very young. To help my mother, I started to wash cars when I was seven.
One day, when I was working, I met a man who told me about Tdh. He took me to the Ashiana centre where children who do not go to state school can learn things. At the centre I can go to classes, eat lunch and return to work in the afternoon. My teachers and the supervisors soon noticed that I was keen to learn and they encouraged me to continue. They allowed me to attend courses to learn about computers, photography and art. Now I can use a computer and know how to draw. The last project that I did with my friends from Ashiana was a magazine for children called ‘The Voice of Children’. Later, I would like to become a journalist.