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The 2025 admissions season is underway.
The 2025 admissions season is underway.

“Education is a tool of liberation,” a SOLA girl once said. She’s right.

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Shabana Basij-RasikhMarch 23, 2025
One season ends. Another soon begins.
One season ends. Another soon begins.

I want to share news today about SOLA’s 2024 admissions season, which officially ended last month. This is emotional news. More than just one emotion.

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Shabana Basij-RasikhMarch 13, 2025
The names of change.
The names of change.

A year ends and a new one begins, and today I want to introduce you to a girl I’ve known for nearly a decade, but who I’ve only just fully met.

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Shabana Basij-RasikhDecember 30, 2024
Our outcome is hope.
Our outcome is hope.

Schools are where hope’s seeds are planted, and this is true not just at SOLA, but with our online academy SOLAx – and I’m using this post today to share some beautiful news.

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Shabana Basij-RasikhNovember 1, 2024
A dark anniversary, and the unquenchable light.
A dark anniversary, and the unquenchable light.

Today I want to share our admissions numbers since arriving in Rwanda. We received just under 200 applications in 2022. We received just under 2,000 applications last year. We received 3,290 applications this year.

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Shabana Basij-RasikhAugust 15, 2024
1,000 days.
1,000 days.

Today marks 1,000 days since girls have been freely permitted to attend school in Afghanistan. Today I look back in anger, and look forward with intention.

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Shabana Basij-RasikhJune 14, 2024
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