Shabana Wasij-Rasikh (MPP 2019) has been awarded the 2023 ROLEX National Geographic Explorer of the Year Award in recognition of her contribution to Afghan girls' education. Shabana co-founded the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) with the aim of providing access to quality education for girls across Afghanistan. In 2021, Shabana led the evacuation of the SOLA community from Afghanistan, re-establishing the school in Rwanda to continue providing Afghan girls with education.
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Key role for Oxford Net Zero in new international standards for net zero
The world’s first international, independently verified net zero standards are on the way from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), thanks in part to three years of work by Oxford Net Zero, which the Blavatnik School is part of.
