{
  "id": 5009098,
  "title": "After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/after-fleeing-afghanistan-to-continue-educating-girls-sola-opens-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T04:06:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/09/01/after-fleeing-afghanistan-to-continue-educating-girls-sola-opens-a-permanent-school-in-rwanda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shabana Basij-Rasikh, founder of the School of Leadership of Afghanistan (SOLA), has established a permanent school in Rwanda to continue educating Afghan girls. SOLA, which had previously been based in Kabul, relocated to Rwanda after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021. The school now has 122 students and will double its capacity with the opening of its new campus. SOLA also offers an online education platform, SOLAx, which has reached 41,000 students globally, providing education to Afghan girls who lack access to in-person schooling.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Shabana Basij-Rasikh founded School of Leadership of Afghanistan (SOLA).",
    "SOLA relocated to Rwanda after Taliban took control in August 2021.",
    "School now has 122 students, will double capacity with new campus."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Establishing a permanent school in Rwanda enables SOLA to sustain its mission of educating Afghan girls, who lost access to education after the Taliban takeover, and expand its reach.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/after-fleeing-afghanistan-to-continue-educating-girls-sola-opens-a-5014175",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:23:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}