Liza Khuram is a former Teach for Afghanistan Fellow from Parwan Province. After years of teaching in Afghan schools, she relocated to the United States in the early 2021s. Today she works as a Lead Teacher in California, where she is also pursuing her majors in business and computer science. We sat down with her to hear her story. Tell us a little about where you come from and what drew you to teaching in the first place. I am from Parwan Province. I come from a family that

Imagine an Afghan girl walking to school. She carries her books tightly against her chest because her family cannot afford a school bag. In her other hand, a piece of bread and an onion - the only food she will have until evening. She is hungry. She is tired. But she walks. Because she still believes that education might change her life. It’s a long narrow dirt path across dry land and stones. She gets to school, and there’s no school gate anymore. There’s no classroom filled

My name is Rohita Hashimi. I am an Economics graduate from Parwan Province. I am in my second year as a Fellow at Teach For Afghanistan, teaching Mathematics to Grade 1, 2, 3, and 4 students at Bibi Sangari School. I would like to share with you what a typical day in the Fellowship looks like. 4:15 AM to 6:55 AM Every day begins before sunrise. At 4:15 AM, I wake up to start my day with peace and purpose. After performing the Fajr prayer, I spend about thirty minutes reciting

People hear "student leadership" and picture a confident child standing at a podium delivering a powerful speech with a trophy in hand. When I talk about student leadership in our schools, I'm talking about the girl who notices the classroom is dirty and organizes her classmates to clean it before the teacher arrives. The boy who checks on his friend who's been quiet for a week. The student who stands up in a group discussion and says "I disagree, and here's why" for the very