Dr. Sakena Yacoobi was one of the distinguished speakers at the Darpan Power Women Influence Gala held on March 24, 2023. In honor of Women’s Month, the gala featured an impressive panel as listed in the following.Attorney General of British Columbia, Niki Sharma, Business Leader and Regional Vice President of RBC, Devinder K. Gill; Indian […]
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Some girls are prioritizing marriage and children over education. Girls in developing countries are so afraid of dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, that they are considering marrying and having children sooner, according to new reports. CAMFED, an organization that focuses on the education of girls in sub-Saharan Africa, says because the
Facebook, Afghan Institute of Learning 2019.12.24 “Democracy and peace will only be achieved through education, by involving young, old, students, doctors, lawyers, artists, civil society – all the change-makers who have the power of influence. If they cooperate/work as a team we can build a nation of diversity.” – Dr. Yacoobi
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Dr. Yacoobi receives the Extraordinary Achievement Awards 2019 Creating Hope International 2019.09.13 On September 13, 2019, Dr. Yacoobi received the International Sensation Award from DARPAN Magazine at the 2019 Extraordinary Achievement Awards in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The International Sensation Award recognizes the extraordinary achievement of a South Asian on a global scale. DARPAN Magazine, which
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They are human beings, they need help, they are in trouble. Why is nobody reaching for them?
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If you could not help yourself, how could you help others? You can’t. You cannot be of service to others.
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Radio Meraj, a private radio broadcasting station founded by our 2017 co-laureate Sakena Yacoobi, recently won three awards for best performance (best news reporter, best speaker and best content) among broadcasting stations in Herat.Founded upon the mission to empower the poor with information about the world and about their rights as human beings, Radio Meraj
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During the month of April, the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) held a workshop for 70 school teachers and administrators in Baghdad, Iraq. Representing Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the founder and executive director of AIL, was Mr. Wali Shah, an AIL senior consultant, who opened the workshop with words of felicitation and talked about the beautiful
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On April 15, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi visited UPF in Birmingham to share her story in front of an audience of about 100. In her speech, Dr. Yacoobi talk shared about her childhood growing up in Afghanistan, before the country plunged into war. She expressed how her father deeply encouraged her to pursue education, even though
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The 2017 Sunhak Peace Prize commemorative book ‘Sakena Yacoobi: The Mother of Refugee Education’ has been published. Pick up a copy and learn more about the Mother of Refugee Education, who dedicated her entire life for Afghan refugees, and proposed a fundamental solution to refugee resettlement.
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