Right to Learn Afghanistan
Right to Learn Afghanistan exists to make the right to education a reality for Afghan women and girls.
Formerly, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
- Please join us in congratulating our Executive Director, Dr. Lauryn Oates, on this well-deserved recognition from Cooperation Canada & WUSC. We are proud to celebrate her leadership and lasting contributions to international cooperation!
- Our Senior Director, Murwarid Ziayee, examines how Afghanistan’s new criminal procedure code embeds gender inequality into the justice system. Even in the face of codified oppression, Afghan women continue to resist and demand recognition. Read more: www.themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-crimin...
- Afghan women & girls have endured nearly 5 years without access to education. Youth Advocate Muzhda Akbari launched #BlackAndWhiteForHerRight. Right to Learn staff, friends, and family stand in solidarity wearing black and white, the colours of Afghan girls’ school uniforms. #OpenSchoolsForGirls
- International Development Week is a reminder that meaningful change is made together. We are grateful to the partners who stand alongside Right to Learn. Through shared commitment & collaboration, these partnerships help protect the right to learn for Afghan women & girls: righttolearn.ca/partners
- In January alone, 1,400 Afghan women & girls applied to the Shafia Education Access Program. This exceeds the number of learners supported through all of 2025, reflecting both the depth of need & determination to keep learning. Support access to education: righttolearn.ca/shafia/
