We are excited to announce the publication of the Sahar 2017-2018 Impact Report. We’ve accomplished a lot since our inception as an organization and…

Happy International Day of the Girl Child!

Today is a day created to to celebrate the potential of girls across the world in the face of threats, discrimination, and the issues of their well-being. This year,…

Sahar is the October Spotlight organization for Dining for Women. We are grateful to have found a partner that is committed and passionate about educating Afghan girls. Dining for Women is supporting our…

Our team is pleased to announce a partnership with One Day’s Wages for Sahar’s Early Marriage Prevention Initiative. One Day’s Wages is a grassroots organization driven to make an impact. They embody…

Join Sahar for dinner on October 26th, and help us to launch a new boarding school to educate and empower Afghan girls.

TICKETS HERE.

DATE AND TIME Thu, October 26, 2017 6:00 PM –…

International Youth Day (IYD) is every year on August 12th. It is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of…

I can’t recall the first time Afghanistan came onto my radar, but like many young adults in the United States, I recall U.S. military intervention in the region. As I grew older, I realized…

Nina Boe has joined Sahar for the 2017 summer as our Senior International Research Intern. As a University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy &…

By Ruth Yohannes (Sahar Intern)

Capacity building and development is a process by which organizations such as Sahar help communities improve their skills and knowledge needed to sustain themselves. In education, this task consists of…

By Ruth Yohannes (Sahar Intern)

Our previous blog post featured Balkh province, where Sahar concentrates its efforts. In addition to its unique history, Balkh continues to stand out for its approach to the…