Which among the 17 goals is your primary focus of interest?
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Please explain why. (Please limit your answer to 300 characters.)
Although every afghan family suffers financial difficulties at some point due to the increasing rate of unemployment (which is mainly caused by lack of education and specialization) and my family was no exception regarding the issue, when compared to most of my friends and relatives, I was fortunate and privileged. My father earned enough for me to study without ever having to stop to support my family financially, but there were so many of my friends that despite being gifted, ambitious and outstanding students were in pursuit of better employment opportunities and faced financial difficulties constantly. Very often they had to give up their dreams of pursuing higher education and simply take care of their family’s needs, being the sole breadwinner in the family. I always felt their pain and could see have helpless they felt, but could not do anything to help. It is time for that to change. I hope youth assembly gives me a better sense of how I can help those who have the desire but not the means to follow their education. I believe to change the future for good, we shouldn’t focus on material realities of today but the mental realities, and by that I mean the perception and the mind-set of the current and coming generations.
What would you like to accomplish while there?
Without any doubt this experience will be utterly eye opening, as I’ll be exposed to very novel and exceptional visions and perspectives. I’ll obtain the acquaintance of pioneer humanitarians. Hearing their solutions, plans and strategies to overcome global issues, I will be able to shape my idea of how to do my part in making the world a better home to my fellow citizen of the world. Having the chance to converse, interact and make networks with my peers, I will be able to turn my will and desire to provide inclusive educational opportunities for all into a realistic and practical plan, soon to be put in practice.
What do you hope to gain from the experience?
I hope while there, I can further motivate myself to serve the world without race, age, gender, religion, nationality, money or power as values. I hope I can make networks with authorities and peers that will accompany me in my journey of service to humanity. I hope I hear about the success stories so far, and the ongoing plans and programs made for making the world a more prosperous home for all, with the help of which I can develop more practical solutions to the issues I see as most critical, and learn ways to bring them to reality.

What do you plan to do with this when you return to your home country?
I can never forget how helpless my friends back home felt in the years during which they hoped for nothing but to be able to follow their studies and couldn’t do so because of their realities and responsibilities. I may not have the best figured out plan now, but I have a very strong will to go back to my country after completion of my studies in Turkey, to start a program with the help of foreign and domestic sponsors and the afghan government to seek afghan youth, from every corner of Afghanistan , who have the desire and talent to thrive and make a positive change in the world, and reward them with full support and scholarships both inside and outside the country from the school years to postgraduate studies as long as they show passion, hard work and aptitude. Bringing together interested volunteers and collecting charity and funds, I can also establish mini libraries, study halls, primary education centers, sports clubs, etc. open to public, free of charge.
What do you bring to the table?
Having lived in Afghanistan during Taliban era and beyond, I have my stories to tell, my experiences to share, and I am highly passionate and intent to participate, to contribute, to take responsibilities, and to take action.