Darakht-e Danesh means “knowledge tree” in Farsi/Dari.
Darakht-e Danesh Academi (DD Academi) is a collection of websites that provide access to education for Afghans and anyone who wants to learn in English, Farsi\Dari and Pashto.
This website is created by Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan), a not-for-profit organization who has been providing gender equitable education and working to improve human rights conditions in Afghanistan for 25 years.
There are three branches to the Darakht-e Danesh Academi (DD Academi):
Darakht-e Danesh Library
Free Online Books & Educational Resources in Nine Languages
Darakht-e Danesh Courses
Free Online Self-Study Courses offered in Farsi\Dari, Pashto and English.
Darakht-e Danesh Classroom
Online Education Platform for Live Teaching Through Video
Who are the websites for? What will you find there?
Nearly 7,000 resources on 130 subjects in nine languages.
Darakht-e Danesh Library (DD Library) is for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to learn more on a particular subject.
The Darakht-e Danesh Courses (DD Courses) website has Farsi\Dari, Pashto and English courses for university or college level training, life skills, and professional development.
Adult learners take the courses online on their own schedule and earn a certificate upon completion.
An alternative way for girls in Afghanistan to continue their secondary education.
School-aged students attend their class at a scheduled time and are taught by a teacher through video.