Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Founder, SOLA | Afghan Girls' Education & Empowerment
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Shabana Basij-Rasikh is the founder and president of SOLA, the School of Leadership, Afghanistan. SOLA provides world-class education and leadership training to Afghan girls, empowering them to become the next generation of leaders in their country.
As a TED speaker, Shabana has shared her personal journey of escaping Taliban rule to pursue her dreams. Her keynotes inspire audiences to tackle seemingly impossible challenges with resilience and courage.
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The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on
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.
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