Since the Soviet invasion in 1979, the people of Afghanistan have endured lives filled with deprivation, brutality and anguish. An entire generation has lost their childhood. Over 1.5 million have lost one or both parents, and over 700,000 orphans are living in sub-poverty conditions. International Orphan Care (IOC) provides education, healthcare, nutrition and vocational training so that these children will be healthy and productive members of their community.
The mission of IOC is to provide the orphans of Afghanistan with HOPE (Help the Orphans be Productive and Educated).
IOC operates schools in Herat and Jalalabad and medical clinics in Deh Sabz and Dogh Abad.
The school in Jalalabad is known as the Mir Mohammad Youssof Vocational School and the school in Herat is named Phoenix, The Future Makers.
IOC supports its programs and projects in Afghanistan in cooperation with other non-profit, non-governmental organizations including: Afghanische Kinderhilfe Deutschland, E.V., in Germany, and KOMAK, in Switzerland.
Children’s Hope International Literacy & Development – C.H.I.L.D.
C.H.I.L.D. is working in collaboration with International Orphan Care to support programs and projects in Iran and Afghanistan. C.H.I.L.D. has supported a school for the children of Afghan refugees in the village of Mahmoodabad in the south eastern suburbs of Tehran. Afghan children cannot attend Iranian public schools. Over 190 children attended this school, taking classes in three shifts. During the last term of the 2004-2005 school year, C.H.I.L.D. brought two dormitories in the southern Kerman province town of Jiroft under its protection. At that time, these dormitories housed 78 needy and deserving students who could not attend high school in their home towns and villages.
For additional information about Children’s Hope International Literacy & Development – C.H.I.L.D., visit www.child-international.org.
Ariana Outreach
Ariana Outreach and International Orphan Care are working together to make a difference in Afghanistan. Ariana Outreach is an international development organization founded by Humira Noorestani. Ariana Outreach seeks to provide programs that improve the social and economic infrastructure of Afghanistan, initially concentrating in Nuristan Province. These localized programs will promote literacy, vocational training and job placement.
Rebuilding the agrarian sector of Afghanistan is one of Ariana Outreach’s
main focuses. The programs will range from planting trees and re-building
efficient irrigation systems to constructing and operating schools. With the
support of charitable donors in the United States and abroad, Ariana Outreach
will also address the social and economic concerns of Afghan women and children.
For additional information about Ariana Outreach, please visit: www.arianaoutreach.com.
Who are we? A non-profit, non-sectarian and non-political humanitarian organization incorporated in the State of California and qualified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)3 of the US Internal Revenue Code. Our federal tax identification number is 33-0547951. Other than minor expenses, all contributions are sent directly to Afghanistan to support our mission.
