Hello everyone,
We are pleased to share photos from the Saturday, October 3 orientation, which marked the start of debate training for Afghan girls for the upcoming Afghan Female Student Debate Tournament 2027.
The tournament will be held virtually on National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) Tabroom on January 30–31, 2027 and is organized by Empowering Afghan Girls & Young Women Through Debate and Afghans for Progressive Thinking (APT).
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the 317 Afghan female students who joined the WhatsApp group “Debate for All Afghan Girls” for training in preparation for the tournament, especially those who attended this orientation.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Keerti V. Joshi from Team Canada Debate (2025–2026 and 2026–2027) for his participation in this orientation and for his continued support in training Afghan girls for the Afghan Female Student Debate Tournament 2027 as well as training the Afghan Female Student Debate Team for the Harvard Debate UK–TOC International Tournaments, taking place in October and November 2026 and January 2027.
About Team Canada Debate:
- 5x World Champions of the WSDC; most recent win: 2026 in Kenya
- 4x World Runners-up
We would also like to thank the coaches at Vietnam Public Forum Academy for their continued support and ongoing involvement in training the Afghan girls since November 2024.
Sincerely,
Empowering Afghan Girls & Young Women Through Debate
(An initiative of Vietnam Public Forum Academy)
and Afghans for Progressive Thinking (APT)
