Razia Jan

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Razia Jan is an Afghan-born humanitarian and educator known for founding a girls’ school in Afghanistan and advocating for girls’ education and rights in the region.

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instanceOf educator
founder
humanitarian
social activist
advocatesFor access to schooling for Afghan girls
girls’ education
women’s rights in Afghanistan
awardReceived CNN Hero NERFINISHED
basedIn Massachusetts NERFINISHED
cause education access in conflict regions
protection of girls from forced marriage
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth Afghanistan NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Afghan
fieldOfWork education
girls’ rights
humanitarian work
women’s rights
focusRegion Wardak Province NERFINISHED
rural Afghanistan
founded Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation NERFINISHED
Zarghoona Girls School NERFINISHED
foundedInYear 2008
foundedOrganizationInCountry Afghanistan NERFINISHED
hasGender female
hasImpactOn education opportunities for Afghan girls
local community development in Afghanistan
hasRole founder of a girls’ school in Afghanistan
president of Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation
knownFor opposing child marriage through education
providing education to girls in rural Afghanistan
supporting vulnerable Afghan girls
languageSpoken Dari NERFINISHED
English
Pashto NERFINISHED
movement girls’ education movement
women’s empowerment movement
nonprofitTypeFounded educational nonprofit
notableFor advocacy for girls’ education in Afghanistan
founding a girls’ school in Afghanistan
occupation headmistress
nonprofit leader
school founder
placeOfActivity Afghanistan NERFINISHED
United States of America
religion Islam
schoolTypeFounded girls’ primary and secondary school

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Wallenberg Medal hasRecipient Razia Jan