Courage to Grow
Knowledge to Lead
Power to Change
SOLA is a people-to-people, non-profit organization dedicated to furthering educational and leadership opportunities for the new generation of Afghan women. SOLA's 2012–13 student body represents 14 provinces, with 25 students at SOLA's preparatory program in Kabul and 31 SOLA alumni in school in the U.S., Bangladesh, Jordan and the UK.
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Scholarships awarded in 2013
Anisgul — 8th Grader, Newtown Friends School — Newtown, Pennsylvania
Asma — Freshman, Oregon Episcopal School — Portland, Oregon
Basbibi — Freshman, Montclair State University — Montclair, New Jersey
Farahnaz — Senior, Westover School — Middlebury, Connecticut
Fatima — Freshman, Bates College — Lewiston, Maine
Humaira — Junior, Blair Academy — Blairstown, New Jersey
Maryam — Freshman, The Loomis Chaffee School — Windsor, Connecticut
Nahida — Freshman, Oregon Episcopal School — Portland, Oregon
Palwasha — Freshman, Brooks School — North Andover, Massachusetts
Sabira — Post Graduate, Stoneleigh-Burnham School — Greenfield, Massachusetts
Seema — Post Graduate, Northfield Mount Hermon — Gill, Massachusett
Shogofa — Junior transfer, Regis College — Weston, Massachusetts
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Asma — Summer Program, Explo at Wellesley — Wellesley, Massachusetts
Basbibi, Humaira, Sabira, Seema, Shukria & Wasima
Summer Intensive College English, Middlebury-Monterey Institute of
International Studies, Salve Regina College — Newport, Rhode Island
Maryam — Summer Program, The Loomis Chaffee School — Windsor, Connecticut
Nahida — Summer Program, Worcester Academy — Worcester, Massachusetts
Palwasha — Summer School, Wolfeboro — Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Sabira — Leadership Institute, Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island
Zahra — Summer Session, Northfield Mount Hermon — Gill, Massachusett
Asma — Freshman, Oregon Episcopal School — Portland, Oregon
Basbibi — Freshman, Montclair State University — Montclair, New Jersey
Farahnaz — Senior, Westover School — Middlebury, Connecticut
Fatima — Freshman, Bates College — Lewiston, Maine
Humaira — Junior, Blair Academy — Blairstown, New Jersey
Maryam — Freshman, The Loomis Chaffee School — Windsor, Connecticut
Nahida — Freshman, Oregon Episcopal School — Portland, Oregon
Palwasha — Freshman, Brooks School — North Andover, Massachusetts
Sabira — Post Graduate, Stoneleigh-Burnham School — Greenfield, Massachusetts
Seema — Post Graduate, Northfield Mount Hermon — Gill, Massachusett
Shogofa — Junior transfer, Regis College — Weston, Massachusetts
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Asma — Summer Program, Explo at Wellesley — Wellesley, Massachusetts
Basbibi, Humaira, Sabira, Seema, Shukria & Wasima
Summer Intensive College English, Middlebury-Monterey Institute of
International Studies, Salve Regina College — Newport, Rhode Island
Maryam — Summer Program, The Loomis Chaffee School — Windsor, Connecticut
Nahida — Summer Program, Worcester Academy — Worcester, Massachusetts
Palwasha — Summer School, Wolfeboro — Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Sabira — Leadership Institute, Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island
Zahra — Summer Session, Northfield Mount Hermon — Gill, Massachusett
Pennsylvania raises over $10,000 for SOLA!
Is School Worth Dying For?
We in the U.S. and developed world cannot imagine education suddenly made illegal for girls, punishable not only by our own deaths, but by the death of our families for allowing us to go to school and the death by beheading of our teachers. But that's what happened in the chaos after the U.S./Soviet Cold War opened the door for the Taliban to take over Afghanistan.
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International Women's Day
SOLA students celebrate by reflecting on the role of women — Six Student Essays
Educating Girls — and Changing the World
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18 Apr. 2013 — Shabana speaks at the World Bank at a rally for girls and women in 10×10's global campaign to educate girls with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Girl Rising: A Rally for Girls and Women
The World Bank & 10x10 |
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26 Feb. 2013 — Shabana speaks on a panel highlighting the transformative impact of women in society at the UN in Geneva with UN Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
The Power of Empowered Women
UN Women Ambassadors, Geneva |
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1 Dec. 2012 — Shabana speaks at TEDx Women in Washington, D.C., about the power of a family's decision to believe in their daughters in Afghanistan.
TEDxWomen 2012 • 315,398 views • 114 comments • Apr. 20, 2013 |
Talks | TEDx |
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10 Oct. 2012 — Shabana speaks in New York on the eve of the International Day of the Girl to launch 10×10's global campaign to educate girls.
International Day of the Girl 10×10 "Girl Rising" Global Ambassador |
