Alan Cumming to Host .ORG Impact Awards to Honor “Mission-Driven” Changemakers
Alan Cumming to Host .ORG Impact Awards to Honor “Mission-Driven” Changemakers
Sahar Education Featured in The Seattle Times
When the Taliban reclaimed Afghanistan in 2021, Seattle-based Sahar found its mission completely undermined.
For almost 20 years, the nonprofit had worked to educate Afghan girls, denied education under the first Taliban regime in the 1990s. Sahar repaired schools and built new ones, which it turned over to Afghanistan’s education ministry to run.
Stealth Sisters & Threads of Hope: Sahar Provides Underground Education for Women with Shogofa Amini
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, it again banned formal education for girls above 6th grade. Sahar is a Seattle-based non-profit that exists to find innovative ways to promote girls' access to education in Afghanistan by partnering with grassroots, locally-based organizations to create educational opportunities and safe learning spaces for girls and women, empowering and inspiring children and their families to build peaceful, thriving communities.