How A Tiny Basement In Delhi's Jangpura Is Helping Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees
NDTV
Hoping for a fresh start, Afghan refugees of all age groups attend classes at the Anjam Knowledge House - a community school started by another refugee, Ahmad Khan Anjam, some six years ago.
Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.
Hoping for a fresh start, Afghan refugees of all age groups attend classes at the Anjam Knowledge House - a community school started by another refugee, Ahmad Khan Anjam, some six years ago.
Among the children enrolled here, some aspire to be doctors and engineers, others dream of becoming pilots and teachers.
"I want to become a pilot," said an enthusiastic 10-year-old Yasir, who arrived in India with his family around five years ago.