Fereshteh Forough is the founder and CEO of Code to Inspire, a coding school for girls in Afghanistan. She discusses her background as a refugee, how she uses crypto to fund the school and pay students, and how the US military’s departure has affected student life. Topics include: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Fereshteh’s journey from refugee to computer science professor to founder and CEO of Code to Inspire</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what Code to Inspire offers to young Afghan women and what risks they take by getting an education</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Code to Inspire success stories are changing the attitudes of student’s families and communities</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">the importance of Afghan Hero Girl, a video game created by Code to Inspire students</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why crypto payments are a better alternative to PayPal and Western Union for Code to Inspire and its students</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Code to Inspire and its students exchange crypto to fiat</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what the perception of crypto is in Afghanistan</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how the Taliban is stifling the education of women and how Code to Inspire is attempting to continue its curriculum</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how crypto companies can offer assistance to Code to Inspire</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what features and products Fereshteh thinks would the crypto industry actually bank the unbanked</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how listeners can help Code to Inspire and where to find more information on Fereshteh</li> </ul> Thank you to our sponsors!   Ledger: ​<a href= "https://www.ledger.com/start-your-crypto-journey/?utm_source=Unchained&utm_medium=Partnership_Podcast&utm_campaign=14-09-Ledger-US-Brand-Paid&utm_content=subj_Global__msg_brand_convenience__targ_Crypto">https://www.ledger.com/start-your-crypto-journey/?utm_source=Unchained&utm_medium=Partnership_Podcast&utm_campaign=14-09-Ledger-US-Brand-Paid&utm_content=subj_Global__msg_brand_convenience__targ_Crypto</a>  Crypto.com: <a href= "https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021"> https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021</a>   Digital Asset Research: <a href="https://www.digitalassetresearch.com/">https://www.digitalassetresearch.com/</a>       Episode Links   Fereshteh Forough <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/f_forough">https://twitter.com/f_forough</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">LinkedIn: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/fereshtehforough/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/fereshtehforough/</a> </li> </ul>   Code to Inspire <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/codetoinspire/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/codetoinspire/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/CodeToInspire">https://twitter.com/CodeToInspire</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Website: <a href= "https://www.codetoinspire.org/">https://www.codetoinspire.org/</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Donating crypto: <a href= "https://www.codetoinspire.org/donate-crypto/">https://www.codetoinspire.org/donate-crypto/</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Services offered:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.codetoinspire.org/hire-a-cti-graduate/">https://www.codetoinspire.org/hire-a-cti-graduate/</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Code to Inspire Coverage <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Forbes</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/17/taliban-resurgence-could-threaten-afghan-school-teaching-women-to-code-and-build-ethereum-apps/?sh=465a8208197d"> https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/17/taliban-resurgence-could-threaten-afghan-school-teaching-women-to-code-and-build-ethereum-apps/?sh=465a8208197d</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Giving Block</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://thegivingblock.com/donate/Code-to-Inspire/">https://thegivingblock.com/donate/Code-to-Inspire/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Code to Inspire students are coding at home</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/amid-taliban-takeover-aspiring-crypto-miner-flees-afghanistan"> https://cointelegraph.com/news/amid-taliban-takeover-aspiring-crypto-miner-flees-afghanistan</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">CoinDesk on Code to Inspire + ETH</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/06/12/forget-prices-ethereum-is-offering-a-different-value-in-afghanistan/"> https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/06/12/forget-prices-ethereum-is-offering-a-different-value-in-afghanistan/</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Coinbase</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://blog.coinbase.com/fereshteh-forough-interview-1e73a684788f"> https://blog.coinbase.com/fereshteh-forough-interview-1e73a684788f</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Inverse</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.inverse.com/innovation/57129-fereshteh-forough-afghanistan-bitcoin"> https://www.inverse.com/innovation/57129-fereshteh-forough-afghanistan-bitcoin</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Afghan Hero Girls</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-19-code-to-inspire-is-creating-afghan-hero-girls-through-education"> https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-19-code-to-inspire-is-creating-afghan-hero-girls-through-education</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>   US Military leaving Afghanistan <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-withdrawal-united-states-troops-pentagon/#:~:text=The%20Pentagon%20announced%20Monday%20that,Command%2C%20said%20at%20a%20briefing"> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-withdrawal-united-states-troops-pentagon/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/last-u-s-troops-leave-afghanistan-after-nearly-20-years-11630355853"> https://www.wsj.com/articles/last-u-s-troops-leave-afghanistan-after-nearly-20-years-11630355853</a> </li> </ul>

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