Afghan Institute of Learning | Creating Hope | Dr Sakena Yacoobi

Afghan Institute of Learning created in 1995  aims to improve the lives of Afghan people by focusing on education, training, healthcare and disaster relief.  It’s founder Dr Sakeena Yacoobi has come face to face with the Taliban but not let that deter her efforts in spreading education in the country she loves. Raised in Afghanistan and educated abroad she has given a generation of people hope after years of war.

The initiative has achieved:

43 Learning Centers
8 Clinics

Each year:

25,000 students educated
209,000 health patients treated
125,000 in health education

Over 17 years reached:

12 million people

Dr Yacoobi is also co- founder and Vice President of Creating Hope International (CHI) and has established private facilities in Afghanistan:

4 schools

1  hospital

1 radio station

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