by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 4, 2019 | Afghanistan, communications, Culture, Education, History, Learning, technology
For young people in Afghanistan, June 19, 2018, was an important day. Following a rigorous open competition, Ramiz Bakhtiar was selected to become the country’s first-ever Youth Representative to the United Nations. Read on to learn more about the UN Youth Delegate...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 30, 2018 | Afghanistan, Aid, charity, children, communications, conservation, construction, Education, healthcare, Philanthropy, poverty, technology, water
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) has been in existence for more than 35 years. Its goal is to bring support and stability to Afghans who are struggling with the impact of war and violence on their country and their communities. The organization is committed...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 23, 2018 | Afghanistan, Aid, communications, Education, Learning
From October 1-5, 2018, the Bayat Foundation proudly hosted the annual Bayat-Starkey Afghanistan Hearing Care Mission on the grounds of the Bayat Media Center in Kabul. Now in its fifth consecutive year, the Hearing Care Mission is one of the most important...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 12, 2018 | Afghanistan, communications, conservation, Culture, Education, History, Learning, technology, work
The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) aims to create a brighter future for Afghanistan through a focus on education. In 1995, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi founded AIL to address what she perceived as a systemic problem. She observed that Afghans in need were not able to access...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 28, 2018 | Afghanistan, communications, conservation, Education, History, Learning, nature, technology, work
If Afghanistan is to have a stable and prosperous future, environmental conservation must be a vital part of the country’s ongoing development. This is the philosophy behind the Ecology and Conservation Organization of Afghanistan (ECOA), a fully Afghan-owned and...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 21, 2018 | Aid, charity, communications, Culture, Education, healthcare, Philanthropy
A bare and rocky hillside in Afghanistan’s remote northeast is possibly the last place you would expect to see a thriving forest of fruit trees. But thanks to the support of the global charity Concern Worldwide and the efforts of a dedicated community, this is exactly...