haqحق/hɑk/
noun · Persian, Arabic
1. A right. Something you are owed.
2. Education, for every girl in Afghanistan.
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Girls in Afghanistan have been shut out of school for

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$109,052raised for girls in Afghanistan
10girls into college and on their way out
100+girls in weekly classes and mentorship

The only country on earth.

Afghanistan is the only country where girls are banned from secondary school. Secondary schools closed to them in 2021, universities in 2022, nursing and midwifery training in 2024. About 2.2 million girls are shut out.

Women study at microscopes in a biology class at Kabul University in the 1950s.
Before Free to learn. Kabul University, 1950s.
Women in burqas waiting in a street in Herat.
After Shut out. Herat, today.

We find her a place at a school abroad. Then we get her there.

  1. 01

    Tuition

    Scholarships, enrollment, books.

  2. 02

    Applications

    A counselor on every application, every deadline.

  3. 03

    The way out

    Travel, paperwork, and a safe place to study.

They never stopped wanting to learn.

“I feel I have lost all hope. We have become very alone.”

Primary age, still allowed

“The world seems to have forgotten us.”

Secondary, banned since 2021

“Our suffering continues every day, and our voices no longer reach anyone.”

University, banned since 2022

The people behind it

Zar The Star
Zar The StarCo-founder
Chef Tova
Chef TovaSpokesperson
Viva
VivaCo-founder
Alexander Steinberg
Alexander SteinbergAdvisor
Tara Jam
Tara JamVoice coach

Meet the team →

She is not allowed to sing in public.

Every week our students meet for a singing class. This is one of them. Her name and face stay private. Her voice doesn't have to.

Weekly singing class
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One sponsorship.
One girl.

Tuition, a counselor, and a way out. That's what your gift buys.

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