by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 28, 2015 | Bayat Foundation, Education, Philanthropy, women
More girls in Afghanistan than ever before are in school, yet a great deal of work remains to be done, especially in terms of changing the Afghan — and global — mindset about education for females. UNESCO estimates that 39 million school-age girls around the world are...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 28, 2015 | Afghanistan, Education
After decades of conflict, Afghanistan has placed a major emphasis on expanding access to education, particularly among girls. The Afghan government, in collaboration with its international partners, has enjoyed a number of successes in this undertaking. Since 2001,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 22, 2015 | Afghanistan, Education, Philanthropy
Image by DVIDSHUB / CC BY Afghanistan has had a turbulent history, and its economy relies heavily on international aid. The nation continues to struggle for economic independence and, while there are many exciting opportunities, the road to reaching this goal will be...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 20, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation, Education, Philanthropy
Image by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung / CC BY With financial support from the World Bank, the Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project at the Rana Education Institute in Kabul offers intensive information technology (IT) training that emphasizes both theoretical and...
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 | Jun 27, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation, Education
A few years ago, the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) launched a unique program to promote literacy among Afghan women. Afghanistan continues to have one of the lowest female literacy rates in the world. To combat this, the AIL program used mobile phone text...
