Languages
Virtual Courses
Learn online, free of charge, wherever you are
Fifty courses, all free. Taught in Dari, Pashto and English by volunteers working in the fields they teach — and built to run on the connection you already have.
- Nothing to pay
- 50+ free courses
- Certificates included
Why Learn With Elham
Everything a serious learner needs, at no cost
Not a video library. A structured course platform with homework, tests, live support and a certificate at the end.
Self Guided Courses
Study at your own speed, at the hour that suits you. Your progress is saved, so a week away does not cost you your place.
Learn In Your Language
Every course is taught in Dari, Pashto or English — often all three — because learning is hard enough without a language barrier.
Virtual Office Hours
Weekly live sessions with your instructor. Bring the question you have been stuck on and leave with an answer.
Works On Any Connection
Video compressed for slow networks, and every lesson downloadable so you can study offline when the internet is out.
Goals & Achievements
Set a weekly study goal and track it. Small, visible progress is what carries a learner to the end of a course.
Homework & Tests
Graded exercises and quizzes after each module, plus a certificate when you finish — not just a video you watched.
How To Join
Two ways in, both free
Elham is a non-profit institution funded by donors and volunteer teachers. There is no subscription, no cart and no payment anywhere on this site.
For a Learner
One girl, one course, no cost
Free
Full access to every course in the catalogue, all worksheets and files, offline downloads and a certificate when you finish. No fee and no card, now or later.
- All 50+ courses
- Tests, quizzes & certificates
- Offline downloads
- Weekly live sessions
For Schools & Groups
For schools, community classes and partners
Also Free
Everything a learner gets, plus a dashboard so a teacher can follow every student, assigned learning paths and printable workbooks. We ask only for a named teacher to coordinate with.
- Accounts for every student
- Group progress dashboard
- Assign courses to a class
- Teacher training session
Popular Courses
Start with what our learners choose most
Get Started
Explore, learn and grow with 50+ free courses
Choose one course and give it thirty minutes a day. That is genuinely all it takes to finish something that changes what you can do.
- Every course is completely free — begin tonight without paying anything.
- Each lesson is fifteen minutes or less, so it fits into a real day at home.
- Download everything and study when the electricity and internet are gone.
Become a Teacher
Would you teach a course for us?
Our teachers are volunteers. If you are good at something and can explain it, we will handle the rest — our Kabul studio records and edits your course, and we bring it to girls in all thirty-four provinces.
- Recording equipment and editing provided by our Kabul studio
- Reach girls and women in all 34 provinces from your first lesson
- Teach one course a year — most of our teachers have another job
- Full analytics on completion and on the questions students ask
Testimonials
Learners, teachers and mothers
“I use the Kankor mathematics course with my grade twelve girls every week. The past-paper solutions are clearer than anything I had, and my students are no longer afraid of the exam.”
Fereshta Amini
High School Teacher, Herat
“The lessons download, so I study when the electricity and the internet are gone. That one detail is the reason I was able to finish.”
Sadaf Yaqubi
Learner, Mazar-i-Sharif
“I had not been inside a classroom for two years. I started with English for Beginners on my brother’s phone, thirty minutes a day. I am now in the intermediate course and I teach my two younger sisters what I learn.”
Roya Hashimi
Learner, Badakhshan