by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 14, 2017 | Afghanistan, charity, children, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Learning, Music, Philanthropy
Although the situation has improved in recent years, the sight of kids on the street is still all too common in Afghanistan’s major cities. Some of these street children are orphans, living on the street because they have no other home, while others have taken to the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 6, 2017 | Afghanistan, charity, children, communications, Culture, Education, Learning, Philanthropy
In an effort to improve access to quality education, many countries have drafted talented young graduates to serve as teachers in areas that are underserved. Today, this model is taking off on a global scale due to the efforts of Teach for All, an international...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 11, 2017 | Afghanistan, charity, children, Culture, healthcare, Philanthropy, poverty
In times of war, children are often the ones who end up paying the highest price. Sadly, this tough history lesson is one that Afghanistan is all too familiar with: decades of civil conflict have deprived multiple generations of Afghan children of parents, relatives,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 14, 2017 | Afghanistan, children, communications, Education, Entertainment, Learning
Children learn best through play. That’s the major principle behind Right to Play, a global organization that uses sports and games as tools to help teach kids the essential life skills they need to overcome challenges like poverty, conflict, and disease, and to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 20, 2017 | Afghanistan, charity, children, food, healthcare, Philanthropy, poverty
According to research from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), malnutrition is a major problem in Afghanistan. Approximately one-third of the country’s population isn’t getting enough calories on a daily basis, and about 20% of Afghans aren’t getting enough...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 22, 2017 | Afghanistan, charity, children, Education, History, Philanthropy
Modern Afghanistan is not an easy place for a child to grow up. As is all too often the case, war hits children especially hard; reports from recent years estimate that more than 1 million children across Afghanistan have been left orphaned or abandoned as a result of...