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Welcome to Rahela Trust

We provide a university scholarship and leadership mentoring programme for talented, underprivileged women in rural Afghanistan – for an inclusive and progressive future society.

Because women + education = positive change.

 

Education & Mentoring for Women in Afghanistan, presented by Rahela Trust & the South London United Nations Association

Come and spend time with us on Friday, 1st December at The Community Church in Putney, South London (SW15 2LL).

From 7:30 PM to 9:15 PM, you can expect a mix of Afghan and vegetarian food, engaging conversation, and an update on the current context by Rahela Sidiqi.

Please RSVP to attend.

The Big Give’s Woman & Girls Match Fund 2023 UPDATE

We reached our £5,000 fundraising goal, which means that in total, with Big Give’s match funding combined with the additional funds via Gift Aid, we raised a total of £10,762.50. 

Thank you for your support.

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Call for Scholarship Applications October 2023 

كانديدان بورسيه ها بين سن ١٨ الى ٣٠ بوده بايدمستعد و از دهات افغانستان باشد

We are seeking academically talented women (aged between 16-30) based in rural Afghanistan to apply for a Rahela Trust scholarship.

دكمه زرد را براى معلومات بيشتر شرايط بورسيه فشار  دهيد

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 تاريخ بسته شدن بورسيه ٥ دسمبر ٢٠٢٣

Applications closing on Tuesday 5th December 2023

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 An urgent message from Rahela Trust


In December 2022, the Taliban banned women in Afghanistan from working and attending university. As a small NGO, we are able to be agile and flexible to the challenges this brings. 
 Our Founder and Director Rahela Sidiqi has been busy meeting with officials and politicians across the UK and Europe, most recently hosting a conference at Westminster on Monday 16th January, investigating how best the international community can support Afghan women without benefiting the Taliban regime. 
 We have current and past scholars who are making difficult choices at this time. Whilst we are unwaveringly committed to continue supporting them to graduation and beyond, we have also been exploring how best we can continue to work towards our mission of furthering the education of Afghan women in Afghanistan through other means (including remote learning, self teaching, analog technology and more). 
 We aim to keep our supporters informed following internal discussions and sharing the resultant strategies. Please continue to trust the power of small NGOs like ours. 
We have a unique ability to reach people on the ground and implement positive action even in the most challenging of contexts. The Taliban are committing crimes against humanity and we remain steadfast in our belief that justice will prevail.

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To date we have provided 40 young women with higher education scholarships and mentoring.


If we find the funding, we plan to increase this number to 100 women in three years.

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Our Strategic Goals

1. Expand networks of educated and mentored women who contribute to Afghanistan’s positive and progressive development

2. Engage diaspora and ally communities in national development

3. Influence the international community to support the education of women and girls in Afghanistan

4. Strengthen and grow Rahela Trust to increase impact

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Rahela Sidiqi

Rahela is the Founding Director of Rahela Trust. 

She is the former Senior Advisor of Afghanistan’s Civil Service Commission and Senior Social Development Advisor of UN-Habitat Afghanistan. Since 1993, she has worked as a women’s rights activist at the grassroots and policy levels in Afghanistan. 

OUR STRATEGIC GOALS 

  1. Expand networks of educated and mentored women who contribute to Afghanistan’s positive and progressive development
  2. Engage diaspora and ally communities in national development
  3. Influence the international community to support the education of women and girls in Afghanistan
  4. Strengthen and grow Rahela Trust to increase impact

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