SOFTWArE COMPANY CEO rOYA MAHBOOB WAS NAMED
IN TIME MAGAzINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN
THE WOrLD THIS YEAr FOr HEr WOrK BUILDING INTErNET
CLASSrOOMS IN AFGHANISTAN AND FOr WOMEN'S
ANNEx - A MULTILINGUAL BLOG AND vIDEO SITE HOSTED
BY FILM ANNEx. rOYA WAS ONE OF JUST 12
ENTrEPrENEUrS WHO MADE THE LIST.
women stay home and care for their families, roya is empowering
Afghan women - developing their professional skills so they can
work from home or online, to generate revenue to support their
families.
There are many in roya's community who disapprove of her
working, hiring women, driving cars and dealing with foreigners
nonetheless, roya's own family, her father in particular, is very
supportive. roya has received many threats, her father even
receiving threats from members of the community to control
his daughter.
roya Mahboob talks about the challenges, goals and
accomplishments of her entrepreneurial journey and how she
is working to change the way the world sees Afghanistan and
Afghan girls and how women view themselves.