English For Refugees

My name is Zeynep Kurtulus.  As an incoming freshman at Harvard University during 2024-25, I am currently taking a gap year before the start of my undergraduate studies. Education must be a priority to raise conscious generations. To this end, I value making quality education more accessible worldwide. 

It is essential to teach people academic skills and how to learn by themselves. Their learning gives people the ability to learn whenever and wherever they want. These persons discover their passions, goals, strengths, and weaknesses, as they seek improvement for themselves and their environments by taking action to make a difference in society. 

Accordingly, as members of LEAD IMPACT, we are initiating a new project teaching English to Afghan refugees. By connecting these refugees with people who can teach English and practice conversational speaking, our aim is to increase awareness among Afghan refugees and thereby support these youth on their educational paths.