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Brighter Futures for Girls

For over three years, nearly 4 million girls have been barred from secondary schools in Afghanistan, and the number of those who are denied their rights to higher education remains unknown. The Alekain Foundation seeks to provide these young women with an accredited online high school education and pathways to college.
 

In Afghanistan

Since August 2021, girls over the age of 12 have been banned from school. Humanitarian efforts are providing some girls some access to education, however, there are currently no pathways for girls to earn accredited high school diplomas and pursue college education.

Mission

The Alekain Foundation empowers girls by providing them the opportunity to pursue their education at a high school level and beyond.
 

Vision 

We envision a world where every girl can dream without limits — her aspirations nurtured and supported through comprehensive educational programs tailored to her needs. We want to create a more equitable future for Afghanistan’s women and girls.

How We’re Making a Difference

Recruitment & Placement

Each year, Alekain will recruit and place at least 10 girls into Smart Schools International, a fully accredited online high school, and provide them with quality-accredited secondary education.

Recruitment & Placement

Each year, Alekain will recruit and place at least 10 girls into Smart Schools International, a fully accredited online high school, and provide them with quality-accredited secondary education.

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College Bound

We will guide these students through the college application process and help them build portfolios. We will also assist in securing university admissions and scholarships, primarily in the United States.

College Bound

We will guide students through the college application process, helping them build portfolios and secure university admissions and scholarships, primarily in the United States and worldwide.

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Tools for Learning

We will ensure students can access necessary technology – laptops, data plans, and ongoing tech support—to continue their education seamlessly from home.

Tools for Learning

We will ensure students can access necessary technology – laptops, data plans, and ongoing tech support—to continue their education seamlessly from home.

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Lifelong Support

We will provide peer mentoring, and resources to ensure they stay on track, grow, and succeed. Alekain will offer ESL classes for students who drop out of our admissions process due a lack of English language proficiency.

Lifelong Support

We will provide peer mentoring, and resources to ensure they stay on track, grow, and succeed. Alekain will offer ESL classes for students who drop out of our admissions process due a lack of English language proficiency.

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“Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness”

Eleanor Roosevelt.

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