by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 8, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation, Education
With decades of experience working in Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Sophia Swire founded Future Brilliance to empower Afghan women and encourage them to achieve self-sufficiency. Despite her comfortable upbringing in England, Swire faced her own challenges...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 4, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation, Education
Committed to building a better future for Afghanistan, the Bayat Foundation has undertaken a number of projects related to health care, women, families, education, and clean water. Many Afghan people struggle with a lack of access to clean water, and poor sanitation...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 2, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation, Education
ChildFund International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children living in poverty around the world, has made great strides in improving the lives of women and youth in Afghanistan. Since the end of civil and international wars, Afghanistan has...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 31, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation, Education
Afghanistan has great potential for small and medium-sized business growth. Economic development is driven by these smaller enterprises, making them a vital part of the country’s continued stability. Afghanistan’s potential for growth in this sector of the economy was...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 31, 2015 | Afghanistan, Education
International Women’s Day, which is celebrated in early March, recognizes the instrumental role that women have played in global development and provides a forum for discussing the challenges that women continue to face. The occasion was a perfect time to reflect on...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 29, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bayat Foundation, Education
In 2014, the Bayat Foundation entered into a partnership with the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a nonprofit based in the United States, to provide hearing aids to individuals in Afghanistan who have lived in a silent world. In October 2014, the two foundations organized...
