by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 7, 2016 | Education, jobs
From the establishment of its first veterinary training center in 1988, the NGO Dutch Committee for Afghanistan-Veterinary Programs (DCA-VET) has sought to help the people of Afghanistan better their livelihoods and strengthen their food security by improving the...
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...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 24, 2016 | Afghanistan, Education, Philanthropy
Headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, the international development aid organization Cordaid helps people in vulnerable regions and post-conflict zones build self-reliant, thriving communities. Cordaid was formed in 2000 by a merger of several existing Dutch relief...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 17, 2016 | Education, jobs
The Kabul-based, non-governmental organization Aschiana provides educational, health, and social services aimed at improving the welfare of Afghan children who work on the streets in order to support their families. The children, who typically perform low-paying...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Education
With the goal of empowering Afghan children with the creative resources and abilities to effect social change, two Danish citizens, the former dancer David Mason and journalist Berit Mulhausen, founded the Mobile Mini-Circus for Children (MMCC) in 2002. MMCC works...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 26, 2016 | Afghanistan, Education
Founded in 1919 to provide hunger relief aid to children in regions recovering from World War I, the independent nonprofit Save the Children has developed into the foremost child welfare and rights organization in the world. Save the Children seeks to ensure survival,...