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Afghan activist

Sakena Yacoobi (Persian: سکینه یعقوبی) is an Afghan activist known for her work for promoting access to education for women and children.^[1][2][3] She is the founder and executive director of the women-led NGO Afghan Institute of Learning.^[4] For her work, Yacoobi has received international recognition, including the 2013 Opus Prize,^[5] the 2015 WISE Prize,^[6] the 2016 Harold W.

McGraw Prize in Education,^[7] and an honorary degree from Princeton University.^[8]

Biography

Born in Herat, Afghanistan, to a Shia family, Yacoobi moved to the United States in the 1970s, obtaining a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the University of the Pacific in 1977,^[9] going on to gain a master's degree in public health from Loma Linda University.^[10] Yacoobi worked as a professor and health consultant in Grosse Pointe, Michigan before returning to Afg