TAO helped me learn how to serve my community in the growth and education of children. Now I see myself as a young leader and I encourage children to pursue education.
Mohammad Elham Mohammadi
TAO Alumnus (2024 Cohort)
Teacher at community-based classes in Charikar, Parwan, supporting migrant and returnee children through a UNICEF-backed program.
Since 2016, over 550 Afghan women and men have completed the TAO fellowship. Today, they are teachers, principals, government officers, UN professionals, NGO leaders, entrepreneurs, and the backbone of TAO itself. This is what collective leadership looks like. Not one organisation doing good, but a growing network of Afghan leaders who have all walked the same path and who keep pulling the next generation forward.
Our alumni go on to
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Sayed Maroof Sharifi
TAO Alumnus, 2022 Cohort
Founder and Director of Warisan Ashab Private School, where he leads educational programs and supports teachers to improve learning quality.
My fellowship experience with TAO helped me learn how to lead a community. This learning motivated me to establish a private school, where I could apply my own experiences in practice. It inspired me to take responsibility for contributing to education and community development.
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Where Our Alumni Work
Our Provincial Leads, Fellow Coaches and a Board Member are TAO alumni, building the next generation of leaders.
63%
In Education
Teachers, school principals, and university lecturers including at Nangarhar University, Kabul University, Parwan University, and Kunar University.
19%
In Government and Policy
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Public Works, Municipality of Kabul, and more
12%
In International Organisations
In various capacities, including in UNICEF, IRC, WHO, CARE International, British Council, and UN Relief agencies.
6%
As Entrepreneurs / In Private Sector
Building businesses, managing companies, and creating economic opportunities for Afghans
Our alumni carry their Fellowship experience into every corner of Afghan society.
The TAO alumni community is active, engaged, and growing. Alumni meet monthly, negotiating institutional partnerships, mentoring current fellows, organising debates on education and society, and advocating for one another's professional development.
