so you may heard about buddha in Bamiyan in afghanistan in the 6th century AD
in afghanistan in the 6th century AD
in afghanistan in the 6th century AD Buddhist in Afghanistan created Jesus
Buddhist in Afghanistan created Jesus
Buddhist in Afghanistan created Jesus statues favorite’ stood more than one
statues favorite’ stood more than one
statues favorite’ stood more than one can imagine but then the Taliban arrived
can imagine but then the Taliban arrived
can imagine but then the Taliban arrived and they ruined this beautiful statue in
and they ruined this beautiful statue in
and they ruined this beautiful statue in the March of 2001 so that’s definitely a
the March of 2001 so that’s definitely a
the March of 2001 so that’s definitely a terrifying incident that happened to
terrifying incident that happened to
terrifying incident that happened to Afghanistan and that wasn’t just
Afghanistan and that wasn’t just
Afghanistan and that wasn’t just everything people all over the world has
everything people all over the world has
everything people all over the world has known Afghanistan as a country that is
known Afghanistan as a country that is
known Afghanistan as a country that is dealing with war it’s a war-torn country
dealing with war it’s a war-torn country
dealing with war it’s a war-torn country but today I’m here to show the rest of
but today I’m here to show the rest of
but today I’m here to show the rest of the world that Afghanistan is not about
the world that Afghanistan is not about
the world that Afghanistan is not about war there’s also the other story of
war there’s also the other story of
war there’s also the other story of Afghanistan let me tell you about the
Afghanistan let me tell you about the
Afghanistan let me tell you about the girls in Afghanistan that are coding for
girls in Afghanistan that are coding for
girls in Afghanistan that are coding for future to change their lives I was born
future to change their lives I was born
future to change their lives I was born so my family left Afghanistan during the
so my family left Afghanistan during the
so my family left Afghanistan during the early 80s to Iran because of the Soviet
early 80s to Iran because of the Soviet
early 80s to Iran because of the Soviet invasion I was born in a family of eight
invasion I was born in a family of eight
invasion I was born in a family of eight kids and I was born in a very small town
kids and I was born in a very small town
kids and I was born in a very small town near Iran and Afghanistan border I was
near Iran and Afghanistan border I was
near Iran and Afghanistan border I was the fifth one so you can imagine there
the fifth one so you can imagine there
the fifth one so you can imagine there were a lot of fun to be in a family with
were a lot of fun to be in a family with
were a lot of fun to be in a family with eight kids but living life as a refugee
eight kids but living life as a refugee
eight kids but living life as a refugee in a place that people treat you as an
in a place that people treat you as an
in a place that people treat you as an unwanted guest is not a pleasant
unwanted guest is not a pleasant
unwanted guest is not a pleasant experience even if you want to access
experience even if you want to access
experience even if you want to access the very basic right of a human being
the very basic right of a human being
the very basic right of a human being which is education was an obstacle so
what through out of my life I learned
what through out of my life I learned usually what people
usually what people
usually what people by refugees when you say I’m a refugee I
by refugees when you say I’m a refugee I
by refugees when you say I’m a refugee I think a lot of people first think
think a lot of people first think
think a lot of people first think refugees they come to our country to
refugees they come to our country to
refugees they come to our country to take our drug from us to take the
take our drug from us to take the
take our drug from us to take the opportunity from me so that’s not a good
opportunity from me so that’s not a good
opportunity from me so that’s not a good thing
thing
thing they are burdens on the communities but
they are burdens on the communities but
they are burdens on the communities but let me tell you what it means to be a
let me tell you what it means to be a
let me tell you what it means to be a refugee from an actual refugee who lived
refugee from an actual refugee who lived
refugee from an actual refugee who lived her 16 years of her life living in Iran
her 16 years of her life living in Iran
her 16 years of her life living in Iran refugee means for me to make everything
refugee means for me to make everything
refugee means for me to make everything happen and use every possibility with
happen and use every possibility with
happen and use every possibility with empty hands my mom is my inspiration
empty hands my mom is my inspiration
empty hands my mom is my inspiration when they move to off to Iran she’ll
when they move to off to Iran she’ll
when they move to off to Iran she’ll learn how to make dresses which by
learn how to make dresses which by
learn how to make dresses which by selling that dresses she could buy us
selling that dresses she could buy us
selling that dresses she could buy us seclude supplies for the school and we
seclude supplies for the school and we
seclude supplies for the school and we could go to school so she taught me how
could go to school so she taught me how
could go to school so she taught me how to be an entrepreneur and use the best
to be an entrepreneur and use the best
to be an entrepreneur and use the best out of the list that’s what I learn I
out of the list that’s what I learn I
out of the list that’s what I learn I also learned the value of adaptation and
also learned the value of adaptation and
also learned the value of adaptation and how I can survive in a community which I
how I can survive in a community which I
how I can survive in a community which I don’t have a lot of opportunities so
don’t have a lot of opportunities so
don’t have a lot of opportunities so women in Afghanistan I know when you say
women in Afghanistan I know when you say
women in Afghanistan I know when you say about Afghanistan and women it’s very
about Afghanistan and women it’s very
about Afghanistan and women it’s very dark image in everyone’s mind and I’m
dark image in everyone’s mind and I’m
dark image in everyone’s mind and I’m sure a lot of you when I say women
sure a lot of you when I say women
sure a lot of you when I say women Afghanistan are just freaking out but
Afghanistan are just freaking out but
Afghanistan are just freaking out but wait
wait
wait so still women it’s a very challenging
so still women it’s a very challenging
so still women it’s a very challenging to be a woman from Afghanistan women in
to be a woman from Afghanistan women in
to be a woman from Afghanistan women in Afghanistan are still fighting for their
Afghanistan are still fighting for their
Afghanistan are still fighting for their rights the very basic rights that many
rights the very basic rights that many
rights the very basic rights that many women in Western cultures wooden and
women in Western cultures wooden and
women in Western cultures wooden and shouldn’t even think about it laughing
shouldn’t even think about it laughing
shouldn’t even think about it laughing out loud speaking openly about your
out loud speaking openly about your
out loud speaking openly about your thoughts grabbing coffee with friends so
thoughts grabbing coffee with friends so
thoughts grabbing coffee with friends so think about all of this but still though
think about all of this but still though
think about all of this but still though there are a lot of things that made me
there are a lot of things that made me
there are a lot of things that made me to be happy to be a woman from
to be happy to be a woman from
to be happy to be a woman from Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan and what I have learned through this
and what I have learned through this
and what I have learned through this situations and opportunities so I’ve
situations and opportunities so I’ve
situations and opportunities so I’ve learned to appreciate opportunities in a
learned to appreciate opportunities in a
learned to appreciate opportunities in a very small one I learned to never give
very small one I learned to never give
very small one I learned to never give up even though in the very most
up even though in the very most
up even though in the very most difficult of the situations the patience
difficult of the situations the patience
difficult of the situations the patience and tolerance to find a hardship of life
so during my life journey as a student
so during my life journey as a student in Afghanistan getting a Bachelor in
in Afghanistan getting a Bachelor in
in Afghanistan getting a Bachelor in computer science and then a master in
computer science and then a master in
computer science and then a master in computer science I faced many options
computer science I faced many options
computer science I faced many options and then with this up as ups and downs I
and then with this up as ups and downs I
and then with this up as ups and downs I really wanted to improve the status
really wanted to improve the status
really wanted to improve the status co-op education for women in Afghanistan
co-op education for women in Afghanistan
co-op education for women in Afghanistan I’m especially technology so most of the
I’m especially technology so most of the
I’m especially technology so most of the time when a student especially a female
time when a student especially a female
time when a student especially a female students graduate from computer science
students graduate from computer science
students graduate from computer science she couldn’t find a job and that’s sad
she couldn’t find a job and that’s sad
she couldn’t find a job and that’s sad and unfortunately for many factors for
and unfortunately for many factors for
and unfortunately for many factors for that family and social expectations of
that family and social expectations of
that family and social expectations of women start career opportunities for
women start career opportunities for
women start career opportunities for them majority of the families prefer
them majority of the families prefer
them majority of the families prefer that they daughter become a teacher why
that they daughter become a teacher why
that they daughter become a teacher why it’s a well-respected job in the
it’s a well-respected job in the
it’s a well-respected job in the community you get paid you only deal
community you get paid you only deal
community you get paid you only deal with women but then as a female who
with women but then as a female who
with women but then as a female who graduated from computer science and you
graduated from computer science and you
graduated from computer science and you want to pursue what you love if you want
want to pursue what you love if you want
want to pursue what you love if you want to leave your hometown to other cities
to leave your hometown to other cities
to leave your hometown to other cities forget about it your family won’t let
forget about it your family won’t let
forget about it your family won’t let you to do that because first of all
you to do that because first of all
you to do that because first of all safety and security is one concern there
safety and security is one concern there
safety and security is one concern there might be a threat of the Taliban on the
might be a threat of the Taliban on the
might be a threat of the Taliban on the way and then you don’t want to risk your
way and then you don’t want to risk your
way and then you don’t want to risk your life if you want to get a clean ticket
life if you want to get a clean ticket
life if you want to get a clean ticket it might be expensive for a lot of
it might be expensive for a lot of
it might be expensive for a lot of family so you can afford that and then
family so you can afford that and then
family so you can afford that and then if you want to also go maybe some of the
if you want to also go maybe some of the
if you want to also go maybe some of the families prefer you have a male
families prefer you have a male
families prefer you have a male companion with yourself as as well so
companion with yourself as as well so
companion with yourself as as well so that’s mix you’re stuck in your home
that’s mix you’re stuck in your home
that’s mix you’re stuck in your home town and not being able to travel and
town and not being able to travel and
town and not being able to travel and explore opportunities and it’s not part
explore opportunities and it’s not part
explore opportunities and it’s not part of our culture to go and live with other
of our culture to go and live with other
of our culture to go and live with other cities by ourselves as a girl or as a
cities by ourselves as a girl or as a
cities by ourselves as a girl or as a woman forget about that as well as a
woman forget about that as well as a
woman forget about that as well as a female entrepreneur in technology I’ve
female entrepreneur in technology I’ve
female entrepreneur in technology I’ve also experienced many difficult
also experienced many difficult
also experienced many difficult situations when we are reaching out to
situations when we are reaching out to
situations when we are reaching out to male customers so you go through them
male customers so you go through them
male customers so you go through them you tell them hey I can design a website
you tell them hey I can design a website
you tell them hey I can design a website for you or I can develop a software or
for you or I can develop a software or
for you or I can develop a software or application that can help your business
application that can help your business
application that can help your business the men they look at you and they’ll
the men they look at you and they’ll
the men they look at you and they’ll like hmm we don’t think women can do
like hmm we don’t think women can do
like hmm we don’t think women can do that well that’s a huge issue
that well that’s a huge issue
that well that’s a huge issue so definitely facing all that issues of
so definitely facing all that issues of
so definitely facing all that issues of a lack of a safe secure learning
a lack of a safe secure learning
a lack of a safe secure learning environment which we re called society
environment which we re called society
environment which we re called society travel limitations and all these issues
travel limitations and all these issues
travel limitations and all these issues make it very difficult for women to
make it very difficult for women to
make it very difficult for women to pursue the carrier and also definitely
pursue the carrier and also definitely
pursue the carrier and also definitely variable in sexual harassment that women
variable in sexual harassment that women
variable in sexual harassment that women are facing in a learning environment or
are facing in a learning environment or
are facing in a learning environment or in in the community so definitely decade
in in the community so definitely decade
in in the community so definitely decade a war and internal conflicts in
a war and internal conflicts in
a war and internal conflicts in Afghanistan didn’t make a good thing for
Afghanistan didn’t make a good thing for
Afghanistan didn’t make a good thing for Afghanistan so in 2002 when the Fatah
Afghanistan so in 2002 when the Fatah
Afghanistan so in 2002 when the Fatah Lebon fall Afghanistan inherited a very
Lebon fall Afghanistan inherited a very
Lebon fall Afghanistan inherited a very defunct and disabled education system
defunct and disabled education system
defunct and disabled education system during the Taliban regime there were
during the Taliban regime there were
during the Taliban regime there were only less than 1 million students being
only less than 1 million students being
only less than 1 million students being at school which out of that zero percent
at school which out of that zero percent
at school which out of that zero percent of them we’re women
of them we’re women
of them we’re women and zero percent of them were women in
and zero percent of them were women in
and zero percent of them were women in the workforce so thinking about all that
the workforce so thinking about all that
the workforce so thinking about all that bad numbers and what happened to
bad numbers and what happened to
bad numbers and what happened to Afghanistan so the reason that made me
Afghanistan so the reason that made me
Afghanistan so the reason that made me to establish code to inspire as the very
to establish code to inspire as the very
to establish code to inspire as the very first coding school for girls in
first coding school for girls in
first coding school for girls in Afghanistan to be socially independent
Afghanistan to be socially independent
Afghanistan to be socially independent is that
is that
is that there are different good numbers to
there are different good numbers to
there are different good numbers to Afghanistan is not that bad we do have a
Afghanistan is not that bad we do have a
Afghanistan is not that bad we do have a lot of good progress and good numbers
lot of good progress and good numbers
lot of good progress and good numbers which dad actually made me that on
which dad actually made me that on
which dad actually made me that on November made the coding skull in her
November made the coding skull in her
November made the coding skull in her odd and have eighty female students at
odd and have eighty female students at
odd and have eighty female students at the moment in our coding skills that
the moment in our coding skills that
the moment in our coding skills that they are learning different programming
they are learning different programming
they are learning different programming languages web development mobile
languages web development mobile
languages web development mobile application development so what are that
application development so what are that
application development so what are that good numbers that I want to tell you
good numbers that I want to tell you
good numbers that I want to tell you nearly seven million children are going
nearly seven million children are going
nearly seven million children are going to school in Afghanistan with 37 percent
to school in Afghanistan with 37 percent
to school in Afghanistan with 37 percent which is 2.5 million of them girls there
which is 2.5 million of them girls there
which is 2.5 million of them girls there are 30 percent of female teachers in
are 30 percent of female teachers in
are 30 percent of female teachers in Afghanistan as of 2014
Afghanistan as of 2014
Afghanistan as of 2014 ninety percent of residential areas in
ninety percent of residential areas in
ninety percent of residential areas in Afghanistan have access to the
Afghanistan have access to the
Afghanistan have access to the communication to date there are 23 point
communication to date there are 23 point
communication to date there are 23 point 21 million mobile users in Afghanistan
21 million mobile users in Afghanistan
21 million mobile users in Afghanistan about 3 million of Afghanistan
about 3 million of Afghanistan
about 3 million of Afghanistan population which is 10% the access to
population which is 10% the access to
population which is 10% the access to Internet women’s participation in labor
Internet women’s participation in labor
Internet women’s participation in labor and workforce increased steadily in a
and workforce increased steadily in a
and workforce increased steadily in a lot and right now we have about 19
lot and right now we have about 19
lot and right now we have about 19 percents of participation as of 2016 and
percents of participation as of 2016 and
percents of participation as of 2016 and the very interesting point twenty seven
the very interesting point twenty seven
the very interesting point twenty seven point seven percent of the Parliament
point seven percent of the Parliament
point seven percent of the Parliament seats belong to women and for reference
seats belong to women and for reference
seats belong to women and for reference women only make twenty percent of the US
women only make twenty percent of the US
women only make twenty percent of the US Senate so now I would like to show you a
Senate so now I would like to show you a
Senate so now I would like to show you a little bit of a video oh that’s hear
little bit of a video oh that’s hear
little bit of a video oh that’s hear about our coding skull in Afghanistan
this is the building
this is the building he’s together
why Shou and now
why Shou and now [Music]
thank you so what is our mission what’s
thank you so what is our mission what’s the mission to establish the first
the mission to establish the first
the mission to establish the first coding school for girls in Afghanistan
coding school for girls in Afghanistan
coding school for girls in Afghanistan equality using education and technology
equality using education and technology
equality using education and technology to support women that they can fight for
to support women that they can fight for
to support women that they can fight for your social political and also economic
your social political and also economic
your social political and also economic equality empowerment to build skills
equality empowerment to build skills
equality empowerment to build skills that they can compete in the global tech
that they can compete in the global tech
that they can compete in the global tech market in to achieve to be financially
market in to achieve to be financially
market in to achieve to be financially and socially independent change as a
and socially independent change as a
and socially independent change as a role model for other young women in
role model for other young women in
role model for other young women in Afghanistan that there are that they can
Afghanistan that there are that they can
Afghanistan that there are that they can prove women are capable of achieving and
prove women are capable of achieving and
prove women are capable of achieving and bringing values to the communities
bringing values to the communities
bringing values to the communities beyond simple work house so I want to
beyond simple work house so I want to
beyond simple work house so I want to ask is wishing for a world that treat
ask is wishing for a world that treat
ask is wishing for a world that treat all human beings equally is a big of an
all human beings equally is a big of an
all human beings equally is a big of an ask I’m not sure but as a refugee I
ask I’m not sure but as a refugee I
ask I’m not sure but as a refugee I learned that I can be a global citizen
learned that I can be a global citizen
learned that I can be a global citizen of the world so I left Afghanistan I
of the world so I left Afghanistan I
of the world so I left Afghanistan I came to the United States as a refugee
came to the United States as a refugee
came to the United States as a refugee and I faced a lot of threats in my
and I faced a lot of threats in my
and I faced a lot of threats in my community but in that process I learned
community but in that process I learned
community but in that process I learned how to be a global citizen the global
how to be a global citizen the global
how to be a global citizen the global citizen to me means that human beings
citizen to me means that human beings
citizen to me means that human beings working alongside each other without any
working alongside each other without any
working alongside each other without any constraints of labels or tags to work
constraints of labels or tags to work
constraints of labels or tags to work for an empowering inclusive community
for an empowering inclusive community
for an empowering inclusive community and that’s why I also picked coding
and that’s why I also picked coding
and that’s why I also picked coding because coding is a language like any
because coding is a language like any
because coding is a language like any other language that people communicate
other language that people communicate
other language that people communicate with each other and I love creativity
with each other and I love creativity
with each other and I love creativity and solving a lot of puzzles so that
and solving a lot of puzzles so that
and solving a lot of puzzles so that actually made me to be a critical
actually made me to be a critical
actually made me to be a critical thinker
thinker
thinker knowledge is a power technology is a
knowledge is a power technology is a
knowledge is a power technology is a tool for this empowerment and that’s
tool for this empowerment and that’s
tool for this empowerment and that’s what made me to be a citizen of the
what made me to be a citizen of the
what made me to be a citizen of the world without considering any
world without considering any
world without considering any geographical boundaries
geographical boundaries
geographical boundaries I found code to inspire as a first
I found code to inspire as a first
I found code to inspire as a first coding school for girls in Afghanistan
coding school for girls in Afghanistan
coding school for girls in Afghanistan literally sitting at a laptop in
literally sitting at a laptop in
literally sitting at a laptop in Brooklyn everything that has developed
Brooklyn everything that has developed
Brooklyn everything that has developed in Afghanistan was doing by being online
in Afghanistan was doing by being online
in Afghanistan was doing by being online fundraising shaping equipments
fundraising shaping equipments
fundraising shaping equipments recruiting mentors registering of
recruiting mentors registering of
recruiting mentors registering of students curriculum development this is
students curriculum development this is
students curriculum development this is the power of connectivity I’m talking
the power of connectivity I’m talking
the power of connectivity I’m talking about that enabled me as a refugee to
about that enabled me as a refugee to
about that enabled me as a refugee to access what I’ve been deprived in my
access what I’ve been deprived in my
access what I’ve been deprived in my whole life so you remember that I was
whole life so you remember that I was
whole life so you remember that I was talking about Bamiyan and how they
talking about Bamiyan and how they
talking about Bamiyan and how they destroyed it so there is a disco word
destroyed it so there is a disco word
destroyed it so there is a disco word from Rumi which said there is a ruin
from Rumi which said there is a ruin
from Rumi which said there is a ruin there is a hope where there is a ruin
there is a hope where there is a ruin
there is a hope where there is a ruin there is a hope for treasure so that’s
there is a hope for treasure so that’s
there is a hope for treasure so that’s what I found in the ruins of Bamiyan in
what I found in the ruins of Bamiyan in
what I found in the ruins of Bamiyan in Afghanistan in a ruin shattered of a
Afghanistan in a ruin shattered of a
Afghanistan in a ruin shattered of a nation in a shattered and a ruin of a
nation in a shattered and a ruin of a
nation in a shattered and a ruin of a life of a refugee there are a lot of
life of a refugee there are a lot of
life of a refugee there are a lot of things that you can search and you will
things that you can search and you will
things that you can search and you will find treasures for that and now people
find treasures for that and now people
find treasures for that and now people could find a lot of treasures when the
could find a lot of treasures when the
could find a lot of treasures when the Bamiyan Buddhas destroyed and then now
Bamiyan Buddhas destroyed and then now
Bamiyan Buddhas destroyed and then now if you are a visitor to Afghanistan your
if you are a visitor to Afghanistan your
if you are a visitor to Afghanistan your mole are welcome to go and visit Bamiyan
mole are welcome to go and visit Bamiyan
mole are welcome to go and visit Bamiyan you can see a 3d projected and the
you can see a 3d projected and the
you can see a 3d projected and the Bamiyan buddha that people even think
Bamiyan buddha that people even think
Bamiyan buddha that people even think that oh that’s real so that’s the power
that oh that’s real so that’s the power
that oh that’s real so that’s the power of technology that I want to show the
of technology that I want to show the
of technology that I want to show the world how it made a refugee to build the
world how it made a refugee to build the
world how it made a refugee to build the first coding school and empower other
first coding school and empower other
first coding school and empower other women in Afghanistan if you think of
women in Afghanistan if you think of
women in Afghanistan if you think of Afghanistan think of me if you think of
Afghanistan think of me if you think of
Afghanistan think of me if you think of the future Afghanistan think of code
the future Afghanistan think of code
the future Afghanistan think of code eunice fire and the girls that are
eunice fire and the girls that are
eunice fire and the girls that are coding for change thank you
coding for change thank you
coding for change thank you you
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