A lista das 100 Mulheres (BBC) do ano de 2021 premiou 100 mulheres por serem inspiradoras e influentes em diversas reas. I want to study the international aid cycle and how it exists within Afghanistan, and how it has used Afghans to get more funding and do very little in [the country], Durranisays. Read writing from Pashtana Durrani on Medium. #social #activist #blogger #feminist #books #innovator. The person I am, the way I talk, the way I have spoken over the course of several months, and everything that I stand for, my father has his part in all those things. On March 10, 2022, Slater International Center and the Wellesley Centers for Women co-sponsored International Womens Day: Women in the World, an in-person and virtual event featuring guest speaker Pashtana Durrani.Durrani is a visiting fellow at WCW and an Afghan human rights activist and community development expert whose focus is girls education. View the profiles of people named Pashtana Durrani. By continuing to use our site, or clicking ", Q&A: Learning at Wellesley, While Helping Girls Learn in Afghanistan, 12/07/22, UN Human Rights: Reflecting on progress, 12/10/22, Summer School: Gender Equity in Education, 07/10/22, Justice and Gender-Based Violence Research Initiative. Over the course of years, of course I have met girls, I have seen how they become the person that they are, and that makes me want to work more and focus more on girls' education. See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal 2: Rural areas have been war-stricken like Mexico. Because of this, three major international aid groups, including Save the Children, have suspended their operations. But right now I'm just hopeless. Pashtana Durrani is on a mission to improve the lives of women and girls in her home country of Afghanistan. And I kept on telling them that a lot of them lost their brothers in the bomb blast and they can no more come because they cannot travel alone and they are not allowed to be alone. LIMBONG: Yeah. They argue that while mosques can only be used as temporary schools, the real aim should be to strengthen and reform the current formal education system. This comes days after the Taliban banned women in Afghanistan from attending universities, following an even earlier ban on girls attending secondary school. I focus on solutions, but I'm also trying to focus on the practicality of it. Since then, we have given them internet connection, gotten them laptops, made sure that the teachers within Afghanistan connect with each other and teach the girls at home. So again, it's just going to the school and there is no teacher available. As a child, she especially enjoyed biographies. NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Pashtana Durrani, executive director of LEARN a nonprofit that helps Afghan girls access education. Everything around me is packed in boxes. That's it. TV Shows. On Friday, the city where she lives and works fell to the Taliban . And I kept on getting asked by the donor, why isn't students showing up? TRT World Now : How will Talibans new restrictions impact female education in Afghanistan. That's when we started LEARN, to address the lack of resources, teachers, and everything in between. LEARN provides girls with mentorship and the opportunity to create a sustainable future.

In the December 30, 1967, edition of the weekly Thoroughbred trade publication, the Blood-Horse, was an announcement that took up one inch of spaceJames E. "Ted" Bassett III had been named assistant to the president of the Keeneland Association. In November, Durraniarrived at Wellesley College as a visiting fellow at the Wellesley Centers for Women. DURRANI: I don't know, honestly. Visiting Fellow at the Wellesley Centers for Women. Pashtana was evacuated from Afghanistan very recently and currently is in the US. She's the executive director of the education nonprofit LEARN. There were times where I would have cried. Like, how are you adapting to all these new bans and different dangers? Introducing new advanced innovations to uplift Afghanistan She is also a global youth representative for Amnesty International and the Malala Fund Education Champion. The only thing that women can do right now is, A, go to the doctor, which is allowed, and the second thing is young girls can go to school. They alert us when OverDrive services are not working as expected. Durranisees elements of her fathers courage and her mothers dedication in her advocacy work. So this - you know, this public space for women is shrinking. You had mentioned before that you think the burden should rest on the shoulders of international leaders to help Afghan girls and women right now. At LEARN right now, we are focusing more on STEM education. Durrani was named an Education Champion by the Malala Fund for her outstanding work to advance Afghan girls education. She chose Afghanistan. Pashtana Durrani is an educator and the director for LEARN, Afghanistan. My father was a visionary, and he informed my path for Afghanistans education program, but it was my mother who told me quitting was never an option, and that big goals mean I have to put in more hours to do the work that I do.. Currently, the Talibans takeover of Afghanistan, which began in August 2021, has limited girls ability to attain an education. Are you the owner of the domain and want to get started? I think the best memory of my childhood would be my dad getting me books from Afghanistan to teach me pashto and dari, my own native languages, and learning history, culture, and everything amazing about Afghanistan, Durranisays. You could talk about all these problems, but somebody has to find a proper issue and then I found a solution for it. She is an Afghan human rights activist and community development expert whose focus is girls education. Writer/Columnist at Afghanistan Times. There are no specific moments. LIMBONG: As the bans have escalated, how has attendance in these underground schools been? LIMBONG: That was Pashtana Durrani. During her two-year appointment, she will research ways to help Afghan women and girls pursue education and support the health of Afghan mothers and babies. By - January 28, 2021. So imagine that. After all, Im 24 and I need to center myself and take care of my mental and physical health. Share on Facebook. It was sandwiched Pashtana Durrani was among the BBCs and Times 100 influential women list of 2021. I always focus on the answer part of it or the solution part of it. The organization has also developed tools that enable students to learn outside of school, including an app that lets them access games, books, and videos when they can connect to the internet and continue their lessons later, offline. Feb. 17. Join Facebook to connect with Pashtana Durrani and others you may know. You just do it, that's it you open up your own, you put in all your resources, you focus on that, then later if the Taliban follow, then you reply to that. Now I think children are the mirror of their parents actions. I still think to myself that the fact I am loud and I talk with a loud voice is because of my mother, and the fact that Im always going to place aside my differences with someone to work on a bigger picture is because of my father. Pashtana Durrani, LEARN | PHOTO CREDIT: LEARN. Nobody is literally listening to Afghans right now. These cookies allow us to monitor OverDrive's performance and reliability. First Person. I'm 23 right now. Im working on my anxiety and my fear of socialization. It subconsciously infiltrated in me that teaching was something that my family has done for generations. WebPashtana Durrani. Durranireturned home determined to help women and girls educate themselves. Menu. And at the same time, organizations like us are trying to make sure that we do whatever we can and provide the best services out there. Durrani was named an Education Champion by the Malala Fund for her outstanding work to advance Afghan girls education. PashtanaDurraniis on a mission to improve the lives of women and girls in her home country of Afghanistan. PASHTANA DURRANI: Our economy is crippling. DURRANI: It has been an emotional roller coaster journey, in all honesty. This domain has been purchased and parked by a customer of Loopia. You're now working at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

In the December 30, 1967, edition of the weekly Thoroughbred trade publication, the Blood-Horse, was an announcement that took up one inch of spaceJames E. "Ted" Bassett III had been named assistant to the president of the Keeneland Association. I guess that's what I saw when I saw my cousin, I just wanted to address her issue. Pashtana Durrani, who received the Malala Fund Education Champion award for her work on behalf of education for Afghan girls, is determined to continue providing educational opportunities for women and girls, even if she has to resist the Taliban and go underground. She is an Afghan human rights activist and community development expert whose focus is girls education. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Here at LEARN our vision is provision of Education Health Care through innovation. A srie examina o papel das mulheres no sculo XXI e inclui eventos em Londres, [1] no Mxico [2] e no Brasil.Assim que a lista divulgada, o comeo do que descrito pelo projeto como a "temporada das mulheres da BBC", com durao de trs semanas, WebPashtana was raised in an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan where her father, a tribal leader, founded a community school for girls within their home. Pashtana Durrani on IMDb: Awards, nominations, and wins. But it's getting harder by the day. All rights reserved. Sometimes it takes one girl and her kidnapping or taking her away for just three days and people will just drop out of school because they don't want that dishonor for their own daughters, you know? I came from a very rich family, I would say, or sort of family that could afford living - housing and everything. 1. Pashtana Durrani was among the BBC 100 influential women list for the year 2021. Pashtana Zalmai Khan Dorani she/her Personal blog Feminist,Educator,Speaker,Exec Dir @learn.afg , @aspennewvoices Fellow, Fellow @wellesleycollege ,Emerging Leader @tallbergfoundation , @Malalafund Champ. So again, it's just going to the school and there is no teacher available. Pashtana Durrani is a visiting fellow at the Wellesley Centers for Women. Thank you. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Use LoopiaWHOIS to view the domain holder's public information. In Kandahar, Its a Dangerous Time for Women. LIMBONG: How are you doing watching all of this? It, like, instills fear everywhere else. Now the highest level of education an Afghan girl can attain is the sixth grade, but there are concerns that even that could change. You guys are running underground schools and such. WebPashtana Durrani ( @BarakPashtana ) is an Afghan human rights activist and community development expert who champions the right of women and girls to education. WebPashtana Durrani - IMDb SEE RANK Pashtana Durrani + Add or change photo on IMDbPro Contribute to IMDb. So those are all things that one has to think about, providing an education in Afghanistan, which is such a normal thing in all the world, and here we are running a program as in we are doing something very illegal. Through LEARN, she has educated 7,000 girls and boys in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and trained more than 80 teachers in digital literacy. I have done everything in my power to make sure that I do what I can, but nobody is listening to us. May 14, 2018 - Present. 1: Radio is not electricity and internet-dependent and it can help to reach the rural masses. DURRANI: So for starters, let's say a year ago, girls were allowed to travel. She's the executive director of the education nonprofit LEARN. And the Taliban will suspect that they are going to somewhere where they're going to learn. This girl that was kidnapped in Kandahar, her whole family, like, more than 20 girls, just dropped out. That's why LEARN started. Now safely in the US after fleeing Afghanistan in October, she is working as a senior fellow at Wellesley College and continuing her work on girls education in the country she fled. Part of the program includes They were willing to combat the Taliban, she says, and now is not the time to blame soldiers for what She hopes, eventually, to host a school in each of Afghanistans 34 provinces, with each one serving 100 girls and women for a 12-month period. Liked by Pashtana Durrani ISLAMABAD : Dr. Saleema Rehman is the first Afghan refugee woman to ever become a gynecologist in Pakistan. I guess that will help you a lot. As the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan worsens through the harsh winter, Durraniis also organizing meal programs for mothers and infants, and working on opening schools in Takhar, Helmand, Faryab, Mazar, and Nangarhar. Accuracy and availability may vary. Even we go to the lengths where we are trying to pay for chaperones who would, you know, drop and pick the girls at specific times. One was tortured to die, and the other one was kidnapped for three days because she posted something on Facebook. Now the highest level of education an Afghan girl can attain is the sixth grade, but there are concerns that even that could change. I always wanted to know what gives all these amazing icons the courage to be the people that they are, she says. He's like, it's the woman thing, that was very weird to them. So we would try to give them scholarships or, like, you know, find them sponsors. Pashtana made it to #Times100talks in 202. We have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for Eurasia Group and its affiliates, including GZERO Media, to clarify the types of data we collect, how we collect it, how we use data and with whom we share data. Read more at loopia.com/loopiadns . Mine was when my cousin asked me if she could have the same life that I did. P ashtana Durrani knows that she is on the Talibans radar. October 5. Academy Fellow in Human Rights at the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House, Associate Director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University But you always have to have some practical work before you lobby for activism or anything like that. She is also a global youth representative for Amnesty International and the Malala Fund Education Champion. My living circumstances were pretty much good. Thank you. PASHTANA DURRANI: Our economy is crippling. You guys are running underground schools and such. In a joint op-ed, Said Sabir Ibrahimi and Pashtana Durrani question the Afghan Education Ministrys plan to move primary education to mosques. Share on Facebook. Between its inception in 2018 and last fall, LEARN provided resources, professional training, mentoring, and access to technology to more than 7,000 Afghan children and teenagers, as well as classes and lesson plans for subjects as wide-ranging as biophysics, chemistry, graphic design, website development, and coding. 1. Even we go to the lengths where we are trying to pay for chaperones who would, you know, drop and pick the girls at specific times. I have done everything in my power to make sure that I do what I can, but nobody is listening to us. You had mentioned before that you think the burden should rest on the shoulders of international leaders to help Afghan girls and women right now. For him, I was a child. The Taliban claims they will allow women and children to go to school, but that reality has not been realized, says Afghan education activist Pashtana Durrani. I didn't have that complex at all. I am the sort of person who sees a problem and has to find a solution. I started LEARN with my cousin, who was actually unable to go to school and hadn't been able to attain proper schooling for quite some time. One was tortured to die, and the other one was kidnapped for three days because she posted something on Facebook. And my father just replied back, it's not a woman, it's my child. And I feel like it's very important when we talk about stuff like this, because for my father, I was a child, even if I was nine or ten years old, growing and physically changing. LIMBONG: Yeah. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to the interviewee, and do not necessarily reflect the position of The Fem Word organization. To learn more about cookies, please see our cookie policy. LIMBONG: You graduated from university in May, right? The Davis Center stands with the people of Ukraine and with the many people around the world who are and will be harmed by this war. I don't look for someone to direct me or something like that. Her nonprofit, LEARN, has started emergency relief programs for women and children facing malnutrition and starvation. Menu. Durranigrew up in a family of educators, and she considers herself a lifelong learner and avid reader. We are also having this clinic that functions for women and they give free healthcare checkups, free ultrasounds, free tests, and also drugs, of course. She is also a winner for the 2021 Tllberg-SNF-Eliasson Emerging Leader prize, which recognizes leaders who have addressed complex global challenges in innovative ways. For the past one year, I have seen U.S. appoint multiple people for Afghans, but tell me one concrete position that they hold or they have done or a framework where they said, OK, these many girls are going to get educated from an alternative way to learning. I did have my father as a mentorThe person I am, and everything that I stand for, my father has his part in all those things.. Today, [the Taliban] are in power, Durranisays. How is this affecting them, and what are they saying? WebDurrani Founds LEARN Afghanistan. Training Female Teachers on Digital Literacy, Telegraph : Im hiding in Afghanistan but i wont abandon teaching young girls, CBC : As Taliban offers reassurances for women, Afghan educator warns words must be measured against actions, BBC : Afghanistan: Women wont be silenced by the Taliban. After Joe Biden questioned the Afghan army's willingness to confront the Taliban offensive, Afghan teacher and human rights activist Pashtana Durrani currently in hiding for her safety has a message for the US president: "Let's not dishonor the Afghan army." Pashtana Durrani is the executive director of LEARN.

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