Bamyan Foundation is a registered non-profit and
non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization.
WHO WE ARE
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 to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Genocide Watch and Forum-Asia.
Bamyan Foundation partners with reliable grassroots leaders and community-led organizations that have demonstrated a sound track record of service and low overhead to create long term collective impact in the marginalized and underserved Hazara communities in Afghanistan and in the Hazara-American diaspora communities in the United States. Our grassroots partners are meeting a crucial, locally identified need in their respective host communities, and Bamyan Foundation will support their efforts to this end. We believe that continued assistance supporting programs in the above key areas will have a significant and lasting impact on social and economic mobility of the Hazaras, and will support their survival and resilience in this difficult time.
Our approach helps keep the overhead low as we do not have travel and accommodation costs due to a spirit of volunteerism and service coupled with an accountable and transparent system that we have established with our partners. This ensures that every dollar raised goes towards our projects and those who are most in need.
Please know that we are NOT evacuating people from Afghanistan. In this challenging time - in addition to the above - we advocate for and raise awareness in the United States about the plight of persecuted and marginalized Hazaras in Taliban-run Afghanistan.
Some of the photography provided by Najibullah Musafer
