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Bamaa: A STEM Learning Platform for Afghan Students

Workshop: WHPC: Building Community, Building Careers

Authors: Malika Muradi (Brac university) and Ali Akbar Ahmadi (Bamaa)

Abstract: Decades of conflict and poverty have devastated Afghanistan’s education system, leaving curricula outdated, poor quality education and shorten human resources. Although Gen- erative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) learning platforms have seen widespread global adoption, Afghan learners remain largely excluded due to language barriers, limited awareness, low digital literacy, lack of trust, financial constraint and the situation worsened by the nationwide education ban on girls and women. To address this gap, we introduce Bamaa, a platform to support students in Afghanistan in improving their problem- solving skills in STEM subjects. The platform support Dari and Pashto (Afghanistan’s native languages) , enabling an inclusive personalized learning and individual feedback and recommen- dation learning experience for students navigating educational barriers caused by years of political instability, poverty and the restrictive policies imposed by the current regime on women.

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