Senegal vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Senegal
Senegalese children in Dakar practice wrestling (laamb) from the age they can walk.
Traditional wrestling is the national sport, and neighborhood training starts in toddlerhood with sand pits.
Afghanistan
Since 2021, Afghan girls over 12 are banned from attending school.
The Taliban's return ended two decades of progress in girls' education, affecting 1.4 million secondary-school girls.
Senegal
Senegal's education follows the French model with a 6-4-3 structure. French is the medium of instruction despite most children speaking Wolof at home. Daara (Quranic schools) educate millions of children in parallel with or instead of formal schooling.
Afghanistan
Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, girls above grade 6 are banned from school and women from universities. Boys' education continues but with revised curriculum emphasizing religious studies. Before 2021, enrollment had risen from near-zero for girls to 3.5 million.
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