About Hamida Aman
Media activist & journalist
Hamida Aman is an Afghan journalist and media entrepreneur, who founded the Begum Organisation for Women (BOW) in 2020. In March 2021, just months before the Taliban’s return to power, she launched Radio Begum a pioneering radio station created by women, for women, broadcasting educational, cultural, and psychological support programmes from Kabul and Paris, ensuring Afghan women’s voices remained heard. Her work sits at the intersection of media freedom, women’s rights and peacebuilding.
Building on this mission, Hamida Aman created Begum Academy in 2023, a digital learning platform offering free audio and video lessons to girls banned from formal education and Begum TV in 2024, an online channel promoting education, health, and civic engagement through inspiring documentaries and women’s stories.
Support Hamida's work
BEGUM – Afghan-French NGO for Women
Headquartered in Paris, Begum is a militant organisation led by women for women, dedicated to defending, educating and empowering Afghan women.
Soroptimist members wishing to support their work can donate, learn more on their website, or contact Begum via email.