Our Programs

Educational Programs

Our program of community-based education provides schooling to girls who might otherwise not become educated. Community-based education is recognized as a best practice and the most practical method to overcoming systemic and cultural barriers to girls’ education.

Zabuli Education Center

The Zabuli Education Center (ZEC) is a private, K-6 school for girls located in the rural village of Deh'Subz, about an hour outside of Kabul. Since 2008, the school has provided free, exemplary education to over 1,000 students along with uniforms, shoes, warm coats, healthy meals, school supplies, clean bathrooms, and safe transportation.​

ZEC students range in age from 4 to 12. Prior to enrollment, students take placement tests to assess academic level, as students of the same age can vary widely in grade level.​

In 2019, the Zabuli Education Center was one of four schools to receive the Ministry’s excellence award from among 140 public and private schools in Kabul Province.

Community Support Programs

Girls in Afghanistan face some of the most significant barriers to education in the world, including governmental interference, child labor, child marriage, prohibitive cultural norms, as well as logistical and economic barriers such as inability to afford school or school supplies, lack of transportation, and extreme food insecurity.

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Nutrition Program

RRH launched a multi-faceted nutrition program in Spring 2022, which includes serving meals to students in school, sending students home with food and supplies to support the nutritional needs of their whole family, and distributing food packages to other families in need in our community.