The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on | Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Dec 3, 2021
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Shabana Basij-Rasikh, an educator and founder of Afghanistan's first all-girls boarding school, shares her incredible journey of evacuating over 250 students and staff to Rwanda after the Taliban's takeover. She highlights the urgent need for global advocacy for Afghan women's rights and education. Through stories of resilience, Shabana emphasizes the importance of hope and steadfastness in the face of adversity. Her experiences challenge listeners to support and empower the next generation of Afghan girls who dream of education.
In this deeply moving talk, educator Shabana Basij-Rasikh shares the harrowing story of evacuating more than 250 students, staff and family members from the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) -- the country’s first and only all-girls boarding school -- to Rwanda after the Taliban took power in 2021. An exceptional story of hope, resilience and dreaming big for future generations of Afghan girls -- and a challenge for the world to not look away.