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Rebuilding pathways for Afghan girls to learn, lead, and live freely.
About
Founded in 2002, one of Afghanistan's first co-ed schools became a beacon of hope in a poverty stricken Kabul neighborhood, championing democracy, human rights, and empowering girls to stand against extremism of all kinds.
In August 2021, as the Taliban seized Afghanistan, hundreds of these schoolgirls went into hiding, fearing retribution and forced marriage. To help, a small team of eight friends formed the 30 Birds.
After evacuating the school's founder, they launched an operation to rescue the girls who, as athletes, artists, medics, and musicians—were deemed most at risk. Against a backdrop of chaos, the 30 Birds helped these girls coordinate their own escape, moving them from city to city, past Taliban checkpoints, before eventually guiding them to safety across the border.
To date the 30 Birds has effected the evacuation and resettlement into Canada of over 450 girls, their families, school faculty and other activists.
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