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

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

1. "An online school brings Afghan girls hope — Assembly | Malala Fund". Assembly. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
2. "The Woman Defying The Taliban On Girls' Education". The Organization for World Peace. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
3. 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.
4. "The teacher defying the Taliban on girls' education". 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
5. "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-19.