What Started it All - Nabila's Story
Nabila Rahimi is a remarkable Afghan Canadian Woman who is looking to make a difference in her community. When Nabila was a twenty-year-old woman living in Kabul, the Taliban came into power. At this time, despite incredible risks, Nabila and her mother set up a series of homeschools for girls. Their grassroots home school movement started with just a small number of girls, but soon grew and became known as the Sunrise School Movement. In time they were able to provide education for hundreds of girls and secure funding from the Norwegian Church Aid. Another project that Ms. Rahimi developed in Kabul was a library. Ms. Rahimi used her skills as a community organizer to build this library from...