🇦🇫 Afghanistan Digital Literacy Project
SLF’s digital literacy programme in Afghanistan, implemented in partnership with SERO, is designed to reach young women and girls who have been denied access to secondary and higher education under Taliban rule. The project provides safe, remote learning opportunities focused on English language acquisition, digital skills, and basic artificial intelligence.
Zarmina’s Story — Banned from School, But Not from Dreams
In a quiet house in Kabul, Zarmina presses a button on her phone and joins her online English class. Three years ago, Zarmina was a top student in her class. She loved biology and dreamed of becoming a doctor. But when the Taliban returned to power in 2021, schools for girls were shut down. Textbooks were confiscated. She was told her education was over.
“I cried for weeks,” she says. “I kept asking my mother, why can boys study but not me?”
Through SLF’s digital literacy programme, Zarmina has found a way to keep learning. She now studies English, computer skills, and basics of artificial intelligence. “I want to show that Afghan girls can learn. Even if we are locked out of school, we are not invisible.”
🇺🇬 Uganda Digital Inclusion Project for Refugee Youth
In Uganda, SLF is working with Hope of Children and Women to provide refugee youth from the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan with critical digital skills. This includes training in English, computer literacy, AI awareness, and job readiness, with a focus on helping participants access online work and integrate into local education or employment systems.
David’s Story — From Crisis to Code
David was only 19 when armed groups stormed his village in the eastern DRC. He and his family fled, walking for days before reaching safety in Uganda. “I thought maybe this is the end of my education,” David says. “I had no books, no computer, not even a phone. I was just sitting in the dust, thinking.”
Through SLF’s programme, David learned basic IT, English, and even an introduction to AI. “I never imagined I would learn again. Now I help others in the camp. I am applying for online jobs. I feel like I am somebody again.”
🇦🇫 Afghanistan Digital Literacy Project
SLF’s digital literacy programme in Afghanistan, implemented in partnership with SERO, is designed to reach young women and girls who have been denied access to secondary and higher education under Taliban rule. The project provides safe, remote learning opportunities focused on English language acquisition, digital skills, and basic artificial intelligence.
Zarmina’s Story — Banned from School, But Not from Dreams
In a quiet house in Kabul, Zarmina presses a button on her phone and joins her online English class. Three years ago, Zarmina was a top student in her class. She loved biology and dreamed of becoming a doctor. But when the Taliban returned to power in 2021, schools for girls were shut down. Textbooks were confiscated. She was told her education was over.
“I cried for weeks,” she says. “I kept asking my mother, why can boys study but not me?”
Through SLF’s digital literacy programme, Zarmina has found a way to keep learning. She now studies English, computer skills, and basics of artificial intelligence. “I want to show that Afghan girls can learn. Even if we are locked out of school, we are not invisible.”
🇺🇬 Uganda Digital Inclusion Project for Refugee Youth
In Uganda, SLF is working with Hope of Children and Women to provide refugee youth from the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan with critical digital skills. This includes training in English, computer literacy, AI awareness, and job readiness, with a focus on helping participants access online work and integrate into local education or employment systems.
David’s Story — From Crisis to Code
David was only 19 when armed groups stormed his village in the eastern DRC. He and his family fled, walking for days before reaching safety in Uganda. “I thought maybe this is the end of my education,” David says. “I had no books, no computer, not even a phone. I was just sitting in the dust, thinking.”
Through SLF’s programme, David learned basic IT, English, and even an introduction to AI. “I never imagined I would learn again. Now I help others in the camp. I am applying for online jobs. I feel like I am somebody again.”