School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) Employee Directory
Primary and Secondary EducationMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees
The School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) is an Afghan-led boarding school offering primary and secondary education for Afghan girls. Its stated mission is to provide students with a rigorous education that promotes critical thinking, a sense of purpose, and respect for self and others. The organization is based in Boston, Massachusetts, at 470 Atlantic Avenue, and has 11 to 50 employees. After leaving Kabul in 2021, SOLA was re-established and fully operational in Rwanda, with the aim of cultivating a generation of compassionate, curious, confident women who would contribute to a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan. Recent activities include a 2023 partnership with Nixon Peabody to support opportunities for SOLA's students and a 2026 award recognition for co-founder and president Shabana Basij-Rasikh.