by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 20, 2016 | Afghanistan, jobs
After years of war, Afghanistan’s economic development has been slow. As the country struggled with conflict, the economy floundered. This forced some citizens to flee the nation for safer, more financially stable living conditions, leaving behind many who were...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 13, 2016 | Afghanistan, Education
Conceived by the anthropologist Louis Dupree as a central archive for the preservation of documents chronicling Afghanistan’s modern history, The Afghanistan Center at Kabul University (ACKU) was established in 1989. ACKU was initially located in Peshawar, Pakistan,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 28, 2016 | Afghanistan, conservation
Actively involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan since 2002, the French non-governmental organization GERES (Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy, and Solidarity) aims to protect natural resources and minimize the impact of climate change by providing...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 21, 2016 | Afghanistan, jobs, Philanthropy
In July 1990, a little over a year after the end of the Soviet-Afghan War, engineer Mohammad Kabir and a group of Afghan technical professionals formed Partners in Revitalization and Building (PRB). An independent, non-governmental development organization, PRB is...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 14, 2016 | Afghanistan, Education, jobs
The French NGO Mission d’Aide au Développement des Economies Rurales en Afghanistan (MADERA) supports village communities in Afghanistan by facilitating programs to restore food production capabilities, enhance agricultural and horticultural produce quality, and raise...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 31, 2016 | Afghanistan, Education, Philanthropy
In the underprivileged Kabul neighborhoods of Demazang, Yaka-Beep, and Tchelestoun, the French nongovernmental organization Afghanistain Demain (Afghanistan Tomorrow) operates three centers that deliver education, health services, and emergency aid to children who...
