Dr. Ehsan Bayat – Economic and Social Development in Afghanistan
Dr. Ehsan Bayat is an Afghan American humanitarian who has earned multiple awards for his philanthropic work in Afghanistan. The Afghan American Chamber of Commerce honored him with the National Human Rights Award for Afghanistan. Dr. Ehsan Bayat is also a recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award from the Friends of the South Asian American Communities.… Continue Reading
Fatima Bayat Hospital Expands Hours
Fatima Bayat Hospital, built in 2011 by the Bayat Foundation and located in the south of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, has expanded its hours. The facility, which has seen a 200 percent increase in monthly maternity visits, now will provide 24-hour care, seven days...
Satellite Agreement Another Step in Growing Afghan Telecom
In January of this year, the Afghanistan Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT) and European satellite operations company Eutelsat Communications announced a multi-year deal that will reposition a satellite for use by Afghanistan’s burgeoning...
Foundation Seeks to Fight Illiteracy in Afghanistan
The Bayat Foundation, a nonprofit organization established through the generosity of Afghan Wireless Communication Company founder Ehsan Bayat, works to increase the number and quality of hospitals, schools, and other social service institutions in Afghanistan. Among...
Bayat Foundation Leads Afghan Food Drive during Ramadan
The Bayat Foundation works to renovate and construct educational and medical facilities for all of Afghanistan’s people, as well as to provide opportunities for learning and safe havens for the country’s refugees and orphaned children. The foundation and its donors...
In Just Over a Decade, TSI Network Spans Afghanistan
Since beginning operations in Afghanistan in 2002, Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has built a robust network in the country, particularly in rural areas. Over its first six years, it put together a microwave ring over 2,500 kilometers long, thus allowing...
Afghanistan-Based Nonprofit Builds Clean Water Infrastructure
Since 2006, the Bayat Foundation has worked to provide the citizens of Afghanistan with expanded access to maternal and child health care, educational and sports opportunities, and infrastructure development initiatives. The foundation, established through the...
