Hearing the call of an Afghan school in need
01.25.2010
Riders from Cash Lovell Stables and Riding Academy pose for a photo with Shamim Jawad (rear center right) during a visit to the Afghan Embassy in Washington to deliver supplies for a school in Afghanistan. In parts of Afghanistan, girls come to school with only a pencil and a piece of paper.
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Ayenda Children Learning Center Update
The Ayenda Foundation has partnered with the Bayat Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to helping Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations, to build the Bamiyan learning center and orphanage. This facility will simultaneously provide two necessities crucial for a child’s growth and development—education and shelter.
Located in one of the poorest rural areas in Afghanistan, and home to the historically disadvantaged Hazara minority, Bamiyan is greatly in need of additional development and investment. Last October Ayenda founder Shamim Jawad met with Bamiyan Governor Mrs. Habiba Sarabi.
Governor Sarabi explained that the province’s priority was an orphanage, as the current orphanage was housed in a dilapidated and unsanitary building. This project will support the efforts of Mrs. Sarabi, Afghanistan’s only female governor, who is working tirelessly to rebuild her province.
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New Children's Learning Center Inaugurated In Bamiyam, Afghanistan
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Under Secretary Dobriansky Leads Delegation Trip to Afghanistan
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Embassy of Canada Hosts Third Anniversary Celebration for Ayenda
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Novel Company
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12.06.06
U.S.-Afghan Women's Council Partners with Georgetown University
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From Mines to Vines: Two Mothers in Afghanistan
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9.11.06
Penny Campaign for Peace
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03.16.06
Lady Laura Bush's Remarks at the Ayenda Benefit Dinner
With Khaled Hosseini, Author of The Kite Runner, Laura Bush Remarks at the Embassy of Afghanistan Washington, DC ... Read More
03.30.05
AFGHANISTAN: Education a lifeline in Afghanistan
On March 30, Laura Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visited Afghanistan for six hours to inspect the progress of several... Read More