Ehsan Bayat
Building on his family’s legacy of developing a better Afghanistan, Dr. Ehsan Bayat champions a variety of social and cultural causes through the Bayat Foundation, which he launched with his wife, Fatema, in 2005. Now the largest private foundation in the country, it has completed more than 1,000 projects, including building key infrastructure like schools, roads, wells, and orphanages. It also constructed a dozen maternity hospitals that have provided care to more than 3 million mothers and babies.… Continue Reading
The Bayat Foundation
The Bayat Foundation Supports Social Causes in Afghanistan A charitable foundation established in 2005 by Ehsan Bayat and his wife Fatema, the Bayat Foundation aims to address some of the most pressing social needs in Afghanistan. Since war and conflict have disrupted the educational system in Afghanistan for many years, many children have not had… Continue Reading
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