Inside Afghanistan's First Boarding School for Girls
Educator and 2014 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Shabana Basij-Rasikh runs Afghanistan's first boarding school for girls. She believes that educating and empowering young women is the first step in healing Afghanistan's ethnic strife and boosting its struggling economy. Read more about Shabana Basij-Rasikh and her work: goo.gl/VozxE8 The Explorers Project chronicles the work of National Geographic's Emerging Explorers—tomorrow's visionaries who are making discoveries, making a difference, and inspiring people to care about the planet. Learn more at nationalgeographic.com/emerging. FIELD PRODUCER: David Gill PRODUCER/EDITOR: Julia Wall COMPOSER: Matt Brandau EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Anastasia Cronin and Jennifer Shoemaker SENIOR PRODUCER: Kristin Wilcox ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Alexandra Verville
