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Help Educate Women & Girls in Afghanistan

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Project Report | May 27, 2020
Thank you for your support!

By Ginna Brelsford | Executive Director

Dear Friend,


Thank you for your support of Sahar Education! Because of your generosity, girls in Balkh province, Northern Afghanistan, have the opportunity to continue their education! When you support Sahar, you ensure projects like our Early Marriage Prevention Program continue. 

Even before the pandemic life for girls in Afghanistan remains difficult. Only 24% of female students are literate compared to 52% of males and girls are more likely to be out of school than boys in the country. Harmful cultural traditions, gender inequality, limited awareness of rights, and weak law enforcement contribute to early marriage practices that contribute to the staggering reality that 57% of Afghan girls are still married before the legal age of 16. As the COVID-19 Pandemic rages in Afghanistan, the liklihood for child marriage increases due to increased poverty and reduced access to reproductive care, among other contributors. The goal of our Early Marriage Prevention Program is to keep girls out of early marriage and in school. This continues to be our goal, despite the obstacles. 

To date, over 1,000 girls have graduated from our program, a program taught, lead, and created by Afghan women, for Afghan women. As we step into our fourth year of the Early Marriage Prevention program, support is still needed. Girls at the schools we work in want and demand the skills and lessons the program offers.

Plus, your support goes even further than preventing early marriage and supports more amazing Sahar projects! Thanks to you:

  • Over 25,000 girls are educated in Sahar-built schools each year
  • 4,057 girls have been trained in our computer centers to date
  • 832 women have been trained in our teacher training center

Hear what Farima Shamsi, an 10th grade graduate of the program, has to say about the impact the program had on her:

“Sahar's Early Marrieage Prevention Program (EMPP) has been very helpful for me and girls my age. [From EMPP] I learned self confidence. My favorite session was mental Health sessions, because my self-esteem was particularly low. It was very useful for me because... I was able to recognize signs [of depression] and overcome of them. This program has brought changes not only to my life but also to the lives of people around me... I live in a society that is very traditional and practices patriarchy. Nowhere in the Qura'an does it say that women do not have rights to education. So why then do men stop women’s education? And why women’s education is considered a social stigma? This is all patriarchy.” 

We couldn’t do it without you. Thank YOU for making a difference in the lives of Afghans girls today!

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Sahar Education

Location: Seattle, WA - USA
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Twitter: @SaharEducation
Project Leader:
Meetra Alokozay
Seattle , WA United States
$255,700 raised of $300,000 goal
 
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