“After each program, I try to find opportunities to share my experience and knowledge with current COAF students and young people from different communities. COAF has played a big role in my life—from shaping important personal values to helping me find my professional path. I’m most grateful for how it expanded my worldview and made things that once felt out of reach seem possible.”

“What I like most about SMART is the ability to choose the programs ourselves and thus study what we are interested in and what is close to our hearts.”

“Programs like SMART—along with SMART talks and workshops led by visiting professionals—help kids like me from rural areas discover who we truly are.”

“COAF textbooks showed me how I can use English in real life, and I’ve started to use it everywhere.”

“I am a testament to COAF's impact. I'm currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Economics at Harvard University”

“Youth who live in villages very often don’t the have opportunities SMART provides, from creative thinking to project design. COAF’s impact is huge.”