TED Talks Daily The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on | Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Dec 3, 2021
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.
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Shabana's 2012 TED Talk
- In 2012, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, a 22-year-old Afghan woman with a college degree, spoke at TED Women.
- She challenged the world to educate Afghan girls, highlighting the rarity of educated women in Afghanistan.
Shifting Focus to Educating Girls Within Afghanistan
- Shabana realized that sending Afghan girls abroad for education contributed to a brain drain.
- She decided to create a school in Afghanistan for Afghan girls, by Afghan women.
Vision for SOLA
- Shabana envisioned a place where Afghan girls could learn English and Quran, with female instructors and administrators.
- This would normalize female leadership and did not exist in Afghanistan, leading her and her team to create SOLA.