“She's the first female tour guide in Afghanistan, but she's determined not to be the last” | CNN

In honor of International Women’s Day, we wanted to share this uplifting and empowering story from Afghanistan.

She says she dreams of changing roles for a while and letting someone else guide her -- her top choice for a travel destination, fitting for a lover of history and culture, is Tibet.

Most of Fatima's dreams, though, are closer to home. She says she hopes to open a school to train tour guides. It would be open to both boys and girls, she says, but "ladies first," as there are fewer job opportunities available to women.

"I am the first lady in Afghanistan to guide people," she says, "but I do not want to be the last."