Equipping local leaders to foster a culture of literacy in conservative Afghan communities
Working with refugees since 1994 to promote education that meets local needs
Developing novel approaches to female literacy in one of India's poorest regions
Engaging people across the street to have an impact across the world
Barakat exists to strengthen the fundamental human rights to education in South and Central Asia by providing exemplary basic education, increasing access to higher education and advancing literacy, particularly for women and children. Barakat runs five schools in South and Central Asia and is a tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Cambridge, MA.
Blogging for Barakat
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Education: the Silver Lining to Life in Afghan Refugee Camps
After four years, Taj Mohammad, his wife, and his eight children have grown accustomed to living in close quarters at... Read More
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Finding purpose through Deborah Ellis’ The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner tells the heart-wrenching story of an 11-year-old Afghani girl, Parvana, who lives in a one-room apartment... Read More
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Attacks on Education for Girls
On January 1, a militant group from the Swat Valley in Islamabad, Pakistan attacked a van carrying employees from a... Read More
Recent Articles
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A Brighter Vision for the Future
What if the reason you learned to read, write, do arithmetic, and solve complex equations was not entirely self-centered? What... Read More -
Finding Fame
Would you know this girl if you passed her walking down the street? Most likely you would not—until now. Meet Shahzada... Read More
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