Sahar Education

Sahar Education is an international nonprofit organization building schools and providing educational programs for Afghan girls and women, empowering and inspiring them and their families to build peaceful, thriving communities. It was founded in 2001 to build bridges of understanding between the U.S. and Afghanistan for peace and cooperation. Since its founding, Sahar has expanded: building schools, computer centers, and managing teacher training and early marriage prevention programs in Northern Afghanistan. Sahar has worked amidst conflict for two decades to uplift the status of girls and women in Afghanistan through education, enabling them to participate actively in the social, political and economic arenas in their communities.