Since 2004, The Ellis School’s Asian Culture Club has been working to construct a building and a relationship with Khwahari, a girl’s school in the Herat region in Afghanistan, as well as raising awareness about Afghanistan and women’s education. This site provides information about who we are, what we believe, our past, our future, and how you can help.
With that being said, immerse yourself in the cause for Khwahari, which means sisterhood.
Our Mission:
We believe…
• Afghanistan’s extensive and growing history of conflict and warfare has caused national and cultural strife. Women have felt the impact the most, unable to receive even the most basic form of education. Change is in order.
• Education gives women the ability to be independent and free-thinking individuals in order to improve their lifestyles and women’s rights in Afghanistan, making an example for improvement around the world.
Therefore…
• The Khwahari Sister School Project is a project in collaboration with Women for Afghan Women to support a girl’s school in Afghanistan’s remote Herat region. The school, currently operated out of a tent, would give women and girls a chance to receive a safe, proper education with all the necessary supplies, and with that, power and wisdom.
The Ellis Afghan Sister School Project