Afghanistan is the only country in the world where a girl is barred from school after the 6th grade.
AESOP's online courses change lives.
Since 2022
3,000+ Afghan students have enrolled
100+ global student-volunteers have served
37 AESOP alumnae have become teachers
23 AESOP alumnae have received scholarships abroad
"They say some families are bound by blood. But mine? It was stitched together by stories. And although I joined late, quietly, like a forgotten line slipping into a poem— I found my place in AESOP." ~Somaya, 15
When Fatima started at AESOP, she couldn't speak English. AESOP helped her become a voice for the voiceless.
Each semester, we enroll over 600 girls and women, from school kids to mothers. Each with a beautiful spirit and a bright future that they refuse to let go.
As we plan for the next academic year, AESOP aims to:
Expand our curriculum to include more languages
Increase financial support access from 12% to 50% of students
Hire part-time staff, primarily Afghan women in the U.S., to strengthen quality and oversight
