Education
Underground schools in Dari and Pashto keep girls learning, with Midwifery and Mental-health training opening pathways beyond Grade 12.
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A ban took away their schools. It did not take away their right to learn.
LEARN Afghan is a women-led Afghan organization running underground digital schools, health and wellbeing support, and emergency relief inside Afghanistan. Every year, we publish exactly where the donation go.
4,030+
students learning
with LEARN today
with LEARN today
25
community-based
schools operating
schools operating
24
provinces reached
8
consecutive years of published
impact and financial reports
impact and financial reports
Our reach
Where we work
Across Afghanistan, LEARN partners with communities to bring education and essential services directly to families.
Our Founder
Education is not a privilege. It is a fundamental right and the foundation of dignity, opportunity, and freedom.
Pashtana Durrani
Founder and Executive Director, LEARN Afghan
Student Voices
She finished Grade 11 in a country that told her she couldn’t.
Despite all the hardships, LEARN Afghan is not just an educational institution for me. Here, I found hope again, and I found friends and teachers whom I will always be grateful for.
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A school is not enough on its own.
A girl can't study through an earthquake, or while she's sick, or when her family has nothing. So we don't only teach.
Healthcare
Essential health services for the students and families in the communities where we teach.
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Humanitarian assistance
When the Kunar earthquake hit and the Baghlan floods came, we were already there—because the school was already there.
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Innovation & partnerships
Offline tools, digital literacy, and partnerships that extend what we can reach.
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Keep a classroom open.
Girls are banned from secondary school. That decree does not have to be the last word — but it costs money to keep classrooms open, teachers paid, and students connected.