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Bamyan Foundation

Org #47200
Vetted since 2018
2016
year founded
$369,686
raised on GlobalGiving
6
years fundraising
1
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Bamyan Foundation is a registered non-profit and non-partisan section 501(c)(3) organization located in Washington DC. We are dedicated to promoting and providing support in the following key areas: 1). Education and Humanitarian Aid Initiatives in the marginalized and persecuted Hazara communities in Afghanistan, with a special focus on girls' education; 2). Community Development efforts to support the Hazara-American diaspora and the new evacuees in the United States; and 3) Our priority is to support women and girls in said key areas. Hazaras are one of the main ethnic/racial groups in Afghanistan, who are under increased risk of genocide in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, according ... read more

Project Leaders
Timor Karimy
Timor Karimy
Feroza Yari
Feroza Yari
Team
Jeff Stern, Feroza Yari, Zahra Yagana

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

The Omid Village Dam Initiative

By Timor Karimy | Founder & President

Through a community-led initiative that is run by a woman leader, local engineers designed a dam at a remote village in central Afghanistan with the dimensions: 15 meters (height), 60 meters (width)... Read the full report ›

Girls' Education in Afghanistan - December Update

By Timor Karimy | Founder & President

Thank you for generous donations to Support Girls’ Education in Afghanistan. We have received updates about the progress of 127 girls in our schools. We are pleased to hear that they are making... Read the full report ›

The Hazara-American Advocacy Initiative

By Timor Karimy | Founder & President

We would like to inform you that the Bamyan Foundation Board of Directors approved the creation of a Hazara-American Advocacy Initiative to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide, forced... Read the full report ›
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