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Shabana: There were literally no schools for girls. My parents have always made it known to me and to my siblings that education is their number one priority for us. Six percent of women in Afghanistan have a college degree. To be a part of that small minority, I feel extremely lucky and privileged. But at the same time, how did I get to be so lucky? Maybe there was a reason. I realized that I needed to become an educator. I'm the President and co-founder of SOLA, School of Leadership Afghanistan. It's the first girl's boarding school in Afghanistan. Their education has a real purpose, not just for them to have a good job, good income, but their education is also for them to serve their country, to be responsible global citizens. The process of empowerment has to be initiated from within. We create a safe space for these girls to be able to grow into their confident selves.

Girl 1: If I can't be a doctor, I want to be a teacher of science.

Girl 2: I want to be an explorer. I want to be so many things, but it's really hard to decide.

Girl 3: I want to be doctor and a teacher.

Girl 4: I want to prove that girl can do everything.

Shabana: They all come here to learn to become the future leaders of Afghanistan. The solution to problems in Afghanistan have to come from Afghans. When you educate a girl, you educate her family, her community, her society and our world at large.