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