With childlike enthusiasm but strong determination, she is engaged in learning and memorising the Holy Quran—a path that, supported by her family, promises a bright future. Hadisa’s mother, Zakia Ibrahimi, says: “From early childhood, I realised Hadisa was intelligent and had a special interest in learning. That was when I decided to begin teaching her.”According to her mother, Hadisa joined kindergarten at the age of four but simultaneously studied first-grade textbooks at home under her mother and sister’s guidance. Experts: Parental attention is key to children’s developmentQudsia Ghanizada, a high school teacher in Kabul, says: “As a mother and a teacher, I consider informal and home-based education the foundation of learning. Ghanizada stresses that parents should give equal attention to daughters’ and sons’ education, never discriminate between them, and provide equal learning opportunities.