In today’s Afghanistan, education is no longer just a human right denied; it has become an act of resistance. In provinces across Afghanistan, young women are receiving small, one-time stipends of fifty US dollars each and building micro-initiatives, a process facilitated by a young female scholar who identifies five young women with different skills or interests. Zahra, a twenty-three-year old student in Baghlan, used her funds from Rahela Trust to start a poultry initiative with five friends. (The names of Zahra and other participants from the Rahela Trust who spoke for this article were changed to protect their identities.) Rahela Sidiqi is a social community development expert and founding director of Rahela Trust and Omid International.