Angela Ghayour
Angela Ghayour is an Afghan educator and advocate for women's rights. After facing challenges with formal education as a child refugee in Iran, she began teaching literacy and numeracy to other refugee children. She founded Afghanistan Education Action.
Early life and education
[edit]Ghayour was born in Herat, Afghanistan, and faced challenges with formal education during her early years as a refugee in Iran. After returning to Afghanistan in 2002, she pursued higher education at Herat University, earning a degree in Persian literature. Her experiences in Afghan classrooms and the impact of the Taliban's rule on education deeply influenced her.[1]
In 2021, amidst the Taliban's return to power, she founded the Herat Online School and later established Afghanistan Education Action (AEA), a UK-based charity.[2][3] AEA provides educational resources and access to quality education, empowering Afghan girls and women despite ongoing challenges.[4] In 2021, she was recognized by the BBC as one of their 100 Women.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "An online school brings Afghan girls hope — Assembly | Malala Fund". Assembly. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "The Woman Defying The Taliban On Girls' Education". The Organization for World Peace. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ Ghayour, Angela (2021-12-02). "'When the Taliban returned, I set up a free online school to help thousands of girls in Afghanistan'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "The teacher defying the Taliban on girls' education". 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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