Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Negara Nazari arrived in Tajikistan in 2012 as a refugee from Afghanistan. She earned a degree in economics with support from a UNHCR DAFI refugee scholarship. Rather than pursuing a business career, she chose to give back by establishing a centre for young Afghan refugees unable to access education.
Starting out with just 20 pupils in 2020, today the Ariana Learning Center (ALC) has over 1,200 young learners enrolled on a pay-what-you-can basis, and has expanded to include local Tajik children as well as Afghans.
In addition to classes in languages, technology, mathematics and the arts, ALC also provides psychological counselling and leadership and management programmes for Afghan refugee women. They also have a kindergarten for 220 young children.
#education #afghanistan #internationaldayofeducation
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, works to protect and assist those fleeing war and persecution. Since 1950, we have helped tens of millions of people find safety and rebuild their lives. With your support, we can restore hope for many more.
Learn more on our website: UNHCR.org
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Negara Nazari arrived in Tajikistan in 2012 as a refugee from Afghanistan. She earned a degree in economics with support from a UNHCR DAFI refugee scholarship. Rather than pursuing a business career, she chose to give back by establishing a centre for young Afghan refugees unable to access education.
Starting out with just 20 pupils in 2020, today the Ariana Learning Center (ALC) has over 1,200 young learners enrolled on a pay-what-you-can basis, and has expanded to include local Tajik children as well as Afghans.
In addition to classes in languages, technology, mathematics and the arts, ALC also provides psychological counselling and leadership and management programmes for Afghan refugee women. They also have a kindergarten for 220 young children.
#education #afghanistan #internationaldayofeducation
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, works to protect and assist those fleeing war and persecution. Since 1950, we have helped tens of millions of people find safety and rebuild their lives. With your support, we can restore hope for many more.
Learn more on our website: UNHCR.org
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