by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 30, 2015 | Afghanistan, water, women
Photo by DVIDSHUB / CC BY The lack of potable water in Afghanistan compounds a larger issue involving limited access to health care, particularly among Afghan women and children. A report released by Doctors Without Borders in 2014 detailed how health care remains out...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 27, 2015 | Afghanistan, water
Photo by Afghanistan Matters /CC BY Organizations like Skateistan are extremely important to the future of Afghanistan on a social and even economic level. However, many Afghan people still struggle with some basic needs, such as regular access to potable drinking...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 13, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation
More than 80 percent of women living in Afghanistan cannot read or write. The nonprofit Skateistan takes a unique approach to this issue by engaging young girls through an exhilarating activity: skateboarding. Founded by an Australian named Oliver Percovich,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 11, 2015 | Afghanistan, Education
Afghanistan has made a number of significant strides in recent years, and it is steadily working toward financial independence. One of the most critical challenges to the stability and security of the country is unemployment. While a great deal of financial aid has...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 7, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation
In 2011, college students Anita Haidary and Noorjahan Akbar joined forces to start the first Afghan nongovernmental organization consisting of young women. The organization Young Women for Change (YWC) is comprised of dozens of male and female advocates from across...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 3, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation
In June, 34 donor countries came together to pledge a new aid package for Afghanistan. The $2.8 billion in pledged funding will be funneled through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) over the course of the next three years. The package was finalized when...
