‘Well
done is better than well said’
Fahim
Khairy
I keep following the news with the hope of finding that westerners have
actually visited Afghanistan to help disabled people, but,
unfortunately, I haven’t read such a news article as yet. If a doctor
travels to Afghanistan he only helps other doctors. If a woman goes to
Afghanistan, she just speaks of women and their issues. If a politician
goes to Afghanistan he or she is merely interested in meeting with other
politicians. So it goes on.
The millions of disabled people in Afghanistan are left alone. This is
because disabled people in western countries are barely surviving
themselves. It’s too hard for them to travel long distance to help and
support other people with a disability who face similar issues.
My e-mail address was accidentally added to the e-mail contact list of
the Afghanistan Minister of Work and Social Affairs, Martyrs & Disabled.
Every morning when I check my inbox, I get dozens of email discussing
workshops and meetings inviting non-governmental organizations to join
and speak about the rehabilitation and development of people with
disabilities. These numerous workshops and meetings take place in a
venue which is one of the most expensive and luxurious restaurants in
Afghanistan. And yet these are just ‘talks’ and nothing else.
There is a saying here ‘Well done is better than well said’ .Eight years
on these talks and meetings continue but regrettably we are still at the
stage of ‘’well said’ with millions of wasted dollars leading to no
change at all. ‘Well done is better than well said’.
President Karzai won the second election. The cabinet has been renewed
and so we continue to be on the waiting list for another four years. The
Afghan Parliament and house representatives are always very quick
nowadays to single out key ministries, ordering ministers to resign when
they are perceived as having done something wrong. The Martyrs &
Disabled is a very poor department with poorly skilled officials, yet
unlike other key ministries it has not been challenged for not
fulfilling its function. It has just been ignored.
When you visit an official palace or government building you believe
yourself to be in a modern and rich state. When you visit the home of a
disabled person you see that you are in a barbaric and underprivileged
country where nobody cares about each other.
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