Right to Learn Afghanistan

08/20/2026

We’re grateful to Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies for sharing our latest blog post by Sacha Innes and Lauryn Oates on why context matters when designing professional development for refugee educators.

Developed through close consultation with Afghan and Pakistani refugee teachers, the Pedagogy of Care course reflects the realities educators face and the care they already bring to their classrooms. By listening first, we designed the course to respond to their experiences, identities, working conditions, and priorities.

Read and share the full post: https://inee.org/blog/why-context-matters-designing-pedagogy-care-professional-development-course-afghan-and

"Context is everything, especially in complex, multicultural environments. What was motivating Afghan and Pakistani teachers to promote care towards and among students, and what might be barriers to maintaining care in these classrooms? Were identity issues, like gender, refugee status, or ethnicity, or perhaps working conditions, factors in their capacity to care? We needed to listen closely to the voices of these teachers about their work before a course design could be finalized."

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Right to Learn Afghanistan

08/19/2026

Afghan girls have not given up. Neither should the world.

In a new article from The Canadian Press, Right to Learn Afghanistan Senior Director Murwarid Ziayee calls for meaningful international action, including university scholarships for Afghan women, accountability for Taliban leaders and the inclusion of Afghan women in decisions about their country.

Her message is echoed by Mahmoda, a contributor to In Her Words: Five Years Later:

“Even though there are many problems, girls still have dreams and hope. I want people to remember that Afghan girls have not given up.”

The question now is what the world will do with their words.

Read the full article:
https://bit.ly/m/righttolearnorg

08/18/2026

Join Victoria Chapter: Right to Learn Afghanistan Volunteer Network for a Breaking Bread Picnic!

Come and meet the community, share a meal, partake in conversation, and join this fundraising picnic dedicated to restoring education and possibility for Afghan women and girls.

📅 Sunday, August 30
🕐 1:00–3:00 p.m.
📍 Esquimalt Gorge Park, near the pavilion

This free, family-friendly event is potluck-style, so bring a dish to share if you can. Funds raised will support the Shafia Education Access Program, providing women with the technology, internet access, transportation and other practical support they need to reconnect with education.

All are welcome! Learn more and RSVP:
https://righttolearn.ca/event/victoria-chapter-breaking-bread-picnic/

08/17/2026

A pencil changed the course of Robina Azizi’s life.

As a young girl in Afghanistan, she began writing about peace, education, and the future she imagined for her country. Years later, after losing access to her own classroom, she turned that same belief in education into action.

At just 16, Robina founded Girls on the Path of Change, creating opportunities for Afghan girls to learn, connect, and share their stories.

As we reflect on five years since August 2021, Robina’s story looks at what can grow from the determination to keep learning, even when the doors to education have been closed.

Read our interview with Robina and learn how one pencil became the beginning of a global movement: https://righttolearn.ca/from-one-pencil-to-a-global-movement/

08/15/2026

Five years ago today, Asnat was nine years old.

On August 15, 2021, she stood with her family at the window of their home and watched people running through the streets as the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan.

Five years later, Asnat brings her memories of that day to paper in “August 15,” reflecting on what she witnessed and the consequences Afghan women and girls continue to live with today.

Her work is part of In Her Words: Five Years Later, our digital exhibition marking five years since the Taliban’s return to power through the voices and experiences of Afghan women and girls.

View Asnat’s complete artwork and read her reflection:
https://righttolearn.ca/august-15/

08/14/2026

In “Until the School Bell Rings Again,” Kawsar remembers the mornings she once spent carrying her books to school, filled with dreams for her future.

When the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, those ordinary routines and possibilities were suddenly taken away. Kawsar reflects on the loss of the classroom she once knew, the questions she continues to carry, and her determination not to give up on learning.

Her hope is simple: a future where school bells ring again across Afghanistan and no one is denied an education.

Read Kawsar’s full reflection as part of In Her Words: Five Years Later:
https://righttolearn.ca/until-the-school-bell-rings-again/

08/13/2026

Five years later, one seemingly ordinary photograph still takes its creator back to the fear she felt in the days after the Taliban returned to power.

In “The Worst Photo in My Gallery,” Resala reflects on those first days, the fear that kept her inside her home, and the moment she finally opened the curtains to look outside.

Her contribution is part of “In Her Words: Five Years Later,” a digital exhibition sharing the voices and experiences of Afghan women and girls.

Read her reflection, then help carry her story further by sharing it:
https://righttolearn.ca/the-worst-photo-in-my-gallery/

08/12/2026

"I believe that knowledge is a light that cannot be extinguished."

Dreams Interrupted by Farkonda pairs a hand-drawn illustration with her personal reflections on education, hope, and the future.

This piece is part of "In Her Words: Five Years Later": a digital exhibition of artwork, writing, photography, poetry, and voices of Afghan contributors.

At a time when Afghan women's voices are being silenced, we invite you to hear Farkonda's meaningful words, view her full drawing, and explore other creative expressions in the digital gallery.

Read Farkonda's reflection and experience the complete artwork:
https://righttolearn.ca/dreams-interrupted/

08/11/2026

Afghan girls have not given up.

In “The Chance to Learn,” Mahmoda reflects on the dreams Afghan girls continue to hold despite the restrictions on their lives and education. Her artwork speaks to their determination to keep hoping, learning, and imagining a better future.

This post shows only a detail of Mahmoda’s artwork. Experience the complete work and read her reflection as part of “In Her Words: Five Years Later.”

See the full artwork, then help carry Mahmoda's message further by sharing it:
https://righttolearn.ca/the-chance-to-learn/

08/10/2026

Five years after the Taliban's return to power, the exclusion of Afghan women and girls from education, work, and public life has become an ongoing reality. As global attention shifts, Afghan women are threatened with increasing normalization of these restrictions.

In "How the World Learned to Live With the Exclusion of Afghan Women," Murwarid Ziayee, Senior Director at Right to Learn Afghanistan, reflects on how this normalization is occurring and why the world must reject the exclusion of women.

Begin with Murwarid Ziayee's reflection, then explore In Her Words: Five Years Later, our digital exhibition where Afghan women and girls share their own stories through art, writing, photography, and personal reflections.

Read the article in The Diplomat:
https://bit.ly/m/righttolearnorg