We are an online school offering free English Language classes to girls in Afghanistan.
We currently have around 250 girls in education with us and have delivered over 40,000 hours of tuition.
We have over 1,500 girls fully enrolled and waiting for slots to become available. We have a further 50,000 Afghan girls who have contacted us in some way, expressing interested in our programmes.
The Afghan College for Girls was founded in 2021 by our Mary Lonsdale, our current Chair of Trustees.
Shocked by the fall of Kabul in 2021, and the removal of girls access to education in Afghanistan, Mary launched the Afghan College for Girls to provide free teaching for a class of 30 students.
After advertising the opportunity to join the Afghan College fro Girls on Facebook, over 40,000 girls applied for the 30 places.
We became a UK registered charity in 2023 with the goal of reaching as many girls in Afghanistan as possible.
Meet our dedicated team that are committed to providing quality education to each and every student at the Afghan College for Girls.
Our teachers are qualified teachers, based in the UK. They have full safeguarding and DBS clearance. In most cases they are actually Afghan refugees. They often taught girls in Afghanistan or taught at the British Council before being forced to flee to the UK. We are proud that we are able to help them continue with their mission.
Rameez has been teaching English for over 10 years. Having a wide variety of teaching posts, he is well prepared to teach our intermediate classes. He was been a Senior English Instructor for the Albadr English Language Centre, an English Lecturer at Kabul University, delivered English training to university lectures and was a Master trainer for the British Council. Rameez has delivered English sessions to a wide variety of levels from complete beginners to advance level speakers. During his time at the British council, Rameez not only taught members of higher education but took a standing roll in delivering the British Councils very successful English Doctor sessions. Rameez is a vibrant and exciting teacher, who keeps every student in his class well engaged.
Naeem has a well-rounded experience in teaching English to women and girls in Afghanistan. Naeem is taking our adults intermediate, night classes. Naeem worked for the British council in Afghanistan, helping to train the military, members of government and students in higher education. Naeem helped hundreds of people through his time at the British Council, preparing and delivering over 400+ lessons in his time there. He helped people to confidently overcome the challenges of learning another language and has helped them to progress into further roles. Naeem in an inspiring and aspirational teacher that wants each one of his students to achieve their full potential. He challenges the minds of his students, helping them to broaden horizons. Naeem is a strong, academic and enthusiastic teacher who has brought determination and inspiration to the Afghan College for Girls.
Armin did an impressive teaching stunt with the British Council’s operations in Afghanistan. In three years, Armin planned and prepared over 300+ language lessons, teaching English to teens and adults. Armin also is a qualified teacher so has extensive experience in planning and preparing engaging and interesting lessons. Armin has a love for education and teaching, something he has left behind after the new Taliban rule took over in Afghanistan. Armin moved to the UK on the advice of the British Council and is now indefinitely based here in the UK. His contribution and experience with education within Afghanistan makes him an asset to the Afghan College for Girls. His teaching is diverse, engaging and well adapted for those girls who are just starting out in their English language classes.
Edrees’s teaching career started off with the NTM-A ELTProject where he taught English and was a site supervisor for the delivery of lessons. Edrees has also taught with the Afghan National Association for Adult Education, the US Embassy ELCLC project, was a senior teacher/teacher Trainer for the British Council in Afghanistan. After becoming a senior teacher for the British Council Edrees then went onto become a Learning Centre Coordinator and IELTS trainer. During his time in this role he helps students prepare for scholarships for the UK and Australia. As well as preparing exam papers and regular testing for those students under his core. He now lives in England having been evacuated out of Afghanistan as the Taliban took over.
Mariam grew up and studied in Kabul and has a track record helping and supporting women and children in Afghanistan. Mariam has worked with the 10,000 women programmes alongside the American University of Afghanistan and the Afghanistan Ministry of Education to start a scholarship scheme for women. Now living in Canada, Marian is the CEO and Founder of the charity Her Afghanistan which allows professionals around the world to support Afghan women in the field of security, peace, foreign policy, education and tech. Mariam also worked as a volunteer teacher with W.O.M.E.N in Afghanistan and brings this teaching experience to our Afghan College for Girls.
Florence is a fantastic teacher who is taking our Intermediate 1 and 2 as well as Advanced 1 class. Florence has a wealth of experience when it comes to Teaching English as a Second Language. Having started out her teaching career in a similar project to the Afghan College for Girls, in Madagascar. Florence has a deep understanding of the complexities of teaching across online platforms, especially to girls who lack strong and reliable internet. Florence makes sure that everyone of her lessons are interactive and engaged – sometimes a new style of learning for our ACG students.