Angela Ghayour

Angela Ghayour is an Afghan educator and advocate for women's rights. After facing challenges with formal education as a child refugee in Iran, she began teaching literacy and numeracy to other refugee children. She founded Afghanistan Education Action.

Early life and education Ghayour was born in Herat, Afghanistan, in December 1985, and faced challenges with formal education during her early years as a refugee in Iran. After returning to Afghanistan in 2002, she pursued higher education at Herat University, earning a degree in Persian literature. Her experiences in Afghan classrooms and the impact of the Taliban's rule on education deeply influenced her.

In 2021, amidst the Taliban's return to power, she founded the Herat Online School and later established Afghanistan Education Action (AEA), a UK-based charity. AEA provides educational resources and access to quality education, empowering Afghan girls and women despite ongoing challenges. In 2021, she was recognized by the BBC as one of their 100 Women.