CU freshman brings presentation to CMC’s Spring Valley
Afghan exchange student Yalda spoke at Spring Valley recently to help change the culture of her war-torn country so other women and girls don’t have to suffer the violence and prejudice she endured before coming to America.
By Mike McKibbin
GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A young woman from Afghanistan wants to help change the culture of her war-torn country so other women and girls don’t have to suffer the violence and prejudice she endured before coming to America.
Yalda, a 19-year-old freshman exchange student at the University of Colorado in Boulder, recently gave a presentation at Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley Center. To protect herself and her family from reprisals by extremist groups like the Taliban, she uses only her first name and no photos were allowed during her presentation.
Posted by Mike McK 
