by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 24, 2017 | Afghanistan, charity, communications, Education, healthcare, poverty, Power, technology, water
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is one of the most important philanthropic organizations currently working in Afghanistan. To date, with the support of various donors and partners, AKDN has channeled nearly $750 million into Afghanistan’s rebuilding process....
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 3, 2017 | Afghanistan, communications, Education, Entertainment, healthcare, jobs
A growing sports program is providing people affected by regional conflict in Afghanistan with dignity, confidence, and hope for the future. Since the first wheelchair basketball tournament was held in 2012, rehabilitators have found that developing organized sports...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 13, 2017 | Afghanistan, charity, communications, Culture, Education
The Asia Society is the world’s leading educational organization dedicated to fostering mutual understanding, respect, and partnership between Western and Asian countries, including Afghanistan and other countries of the Greater Middle East. Read on to learn more...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 6, 2017 | Afghanistan, communications, conservation, Culture, Entertainment, History
The creative arts have long served as an important tool for empowerment and social development all around the world. In Afghanistan today, the not-for-profit NGO Bond Street Theatre is harnessing the transformational power of the arts to bring hope and change to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 8, 2017 | Afghanistan, communications, Education, healthcare, Philanthropy, technology
Guided by its vision of a world free from poverty, exploitation, and discrimination, Building Resources Across Communities (BRAC) has been empowering poor and marginalized people and communities since it was established in Bangladesh in 1972. Today, BRAC is the...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 18, 2017 | Afghanistan, communications, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Philanthropy
It’s been 10 years since Skateistan, the award-winning international charitable organization that empowers young people through a surprising combination of skateboarding and education, was first launched in Kabul. In celebration of this milestone birthday, here are 10...
