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13/01/2016

Sakena Yacoobi. The courage to fight for the education of Afghan girls and women (DIEEEI01-2016)

Sakena Yacoobi received the WISE 2015 Award (World Innovation Summit for Education) for her work in favour of education and health of Afghan girls and women. During the Taliban period she established a clandestine network of schools for girls in Kabul and later founded the Afghan Institute of learning in order to spread education among the population, promote women's reproductive health and reduce maternal and child mortality.

Author: Mª José Izquierdo Alberca

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