The survival of Afghanistan's first all-girls boarding school
In short: In 2021, the Taliban's rise to power threatened to erase the educational rights of Afghan girls. This talk follows the high-stakes evacuation of a pioneering school to ensure that a generation of students could still pursue their dreams.
The ordeal of relocating over 250 relatives, employees, and pupils from the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) is described by teacher Shabana Basij-Rasikh. SOLA holds the distinction of being the country's first and only all-girls boarding school.
The community was relocated to Rwanda to escape the restrictions imposed by the Taliban. The narrative serves as a testament to resilience and a direct challenge to the global community to remain engaged with the plight of Afghan girls' education.
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