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In a country where the law has made learning a crime for women, a school has answered with something more powerful than legislation: an unshakable belief in every student's infinite potential.
The program began, as the most meaningful things do, with a single act of faith. In January 2023, Living Wisdom International High School received an application from an eighteen-year-old Afghan woman, Samreen Makhfi—submitted eighteen months after the Taliban recaptured Kabul and prohibited women from receiving education beyond the sixth grade. The school accepted her on scholarship, convinced by her sincerity. Samreen excelled in all aspects of her studies, voluntarily completing additional coursework so she could deepen her understanding of the material. From that single application, a movement was born.
Today, the program has grown into a collaboration between Living Wisdom International and Victory Afghanistan, a 100%-volunteer organization that teaches English to Afghan women as a practical avenue for pursuing their dreams. We are currently working with fifty-six Afghan students.
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