Education Access
Aurora Education Foundation teaches more than 100 students online
Nilab founded Aurora Education Foundation after seeing how many women and girls in Afghanistan were being denied the chance to continue their education, and today it provides online classes to more than 100 students.
More than 100 students take online classes through Aurora Education Foundation. The teachers are volunteers. "We work with volunteer teachers who give their time for free because they believe education should be available to everyone," Nilab says.
She founded Aurora, she says, because she saw how many women and girls in Afghanistan were being denied the chance to continue their education. "I wanted to do something practical to help."
“Even with so many obstacles, they keep showing up and working toward their goals.”
Nilab
The biggest challenge the foundation faces is internet access. "Many of our students cannot afford enough data to attend classes regularly, and our teachers also need internet to continue teaching," she says.
The work means a lot to her, she says, because she sees how determined the students are to learn.
Nilab is studying through an online degree program at Bard College, New York City. Aurora is still small, she says. Her goal is to keep supporting the students it has and "reach even more women who are looking for a chance to continue their education."