Agha Haider is currently a senior in high school that resides in St. Louis, Missouri. Finding his passion in community service, Agha has been actively involved in service for almost 7 years. From volunteering at an event at the age of 10, to founding his first 501(c)3 non-profit at the age of 13, he is extremely determined to bridge the achievement gap and make a positive impact on economically disadvantaged students across the world.

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With his previous non-profit organization, the Literacy Initiative, Agha has been able to distribute over 35,000 books and support 27,000 disadvantaged youth across the world. 

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Agha decided to form The Education Collaborative after his past organization was affected greatly with the onset of COVID-19. Realizing that it was finally time for a change, Agha decided to put together a new non-profit organization focused on looking at education as a whole, not just literacy. Through this new initiative, he hopes to bring arts-based virtual programming to low-income students across the world.