Fereshteh Forough on coding for equality

In our 14th episode, Sharleen and Karina speak to social activist and founder and CEO, Fereshteh Forough. Fereshteh moved from Afghanistan to Germany in childhood and eventually settling in the United States. She has a degree in computer science and a Masters from the Berlin Technical University. In 2013, Fereshteh presented a TED Talk on digital literacy. In 2015, she founded Code to Inspire, an organization that empowers women in Afghanistan by teaching them how to code. Code to Inspire has taught 200 female students to date. An advocate for gender equality, Forough works tirelessly to empower women through digital literacy, education, and financial independence. In this edition of #mymissionis, we chat with Fereshteh about her childhood as an immigrant, how Afghanistan is more than a war zone, and her mission to build Afghanistan 2.0, “hopefully we will have a generation that will code for peace rather than war," she remarks. Like what you heard? Help us spread the word by rating and reviewing in iTunes to help others find us or share about the show on social media. FIND FERESHTEH Twitter: @f_forough FIND CODE TO INSPIRE Instagram: @codetoinspire Twitter: @CodeToInspire Website: codetoinspire.org FIND MISSION HOSTS Karina: @missionmagazine Sharleen: @sharleenspiteri Website: missionmag.org