by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 25, 2021 | Afghanistan, crafts, Culture, History
From music to woodworking, traditional arts and crafts in Afghanistan are currently enjoying a much-needed revival. During Afghanistan’s conflict years, many of these traditions were discouraged or actively suppressed, and some came close to being lost altogether....
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 11, 2021 | Aid, Bayat Foundation, communications, Education, Learning, technology
The Bayat Foundation has spent a great deal of time in recent months focusing on COVID-19 relief efforts. However, it has not lost sight of its other ambitious projects planned for the post-pandemic future. Among these is the Bayat Foundation Innovation Hub, an...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 25, 2021 | Afghanistan, conservation, Education, Learning, nature
Although Afghanistan is a dry country that primarily encompasses arid desert and rugged mountain ranges, it is home to an incredibly diverse array of plant life. In fact, according to some botanists, when it comes to plants and vegetation, Afghanistan is one of the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 11, 2021 | Bayat Foundation, communications, Education, History, Philanthropy
For nearly two decades, the Bayat Foundation has been working to rebuild Afghanistan and to deliver hope and support to the country’s most vulnerable citizens. With a broad mission of improving the lives of Afghans, the foundation works across a number of different...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 28, 2021 | Afghanistan, communications, Culture, Education, Learning
According to 2018 data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 12 million people in Afghanistan—roughly one-third of the country’s entire population—lack basic literacy skills. This figure has been dropping over the last decade thanks to considerable efforts by...
