The Afghan Women’s Writing Project provides a voice to women writing from Afghanistan, some of whom risk their lives to write their stories on the blog. One woman, Roya, writes of her experiences when she was in school. She writes, “We didn’t even have a classroom. We studied under the hot sun or the spring rain. In my class, everyone brought small mats or pieces of logs to sit on, but I didn’t. My house was far from school and it was too heavy to bring something. Sand and small stones were my floor and my comfortable chair. We didn’t have books to study at home or in the class. Only the teachers had books and we took notes. The only work I was doing at school was writing, writing, writing, so it is no wonder I am a writer now!” Roya continues, “I just want to paint the life of Afghan students. I paint the life of a young generation that lives with poverty and is interested in studying hard. If you give them a chance, only a small chance, they will prove they are the best.” Circle of Women’s mission is to provide girls all over the world with this chance, one community at a time. Click on the image above to read more from the AWWP blog.