https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/innovative-solutions-to-the-education-crisis-in-afghanistan monthly 0.5 2025-12-30 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/46yfvmhi0z7rcxl5kbpzq3ututy01r monthly 0.5 2025-12-31 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/ustad-mahwash-virtual-tribute-concert monthly 0.5 2025-12-31 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/paris-peace-forum monthly 0.5 2025-12-31 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/1vk0dd1nxruws5mkv08na4ui4s0lqd monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/ustad-mahwash-documentary-1 monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/environmentalcostofwar monthly 0.5 2024-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/029e2c8b-5372-43c1-9d59-e7caaedce4ac/Untitled+design+%2837%29.png Our Projects - What Is The Environmental Cost of War & Armed Conflict? https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/ppf2024 monthly 0.5 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/41d826a4-7e4e-437b-8187-6c88855c9028/1.png Our Projects - Uplift Chosen for Paris Peace Forum’s Scale-Up Program https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/impact-report-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1a3e29e3-ce59-422d-957f-ef21a3cdff81/backpage2+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - 3 Years of Making an Impact Photo: Sayed Aman Sadat https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/herat-housing-update monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/5dd6a87e-1db6-4b2c-acb2-414b27a3b98d/unnamed.jpg Our Projects - Rebuilding Herat After Tragedy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/ca218400-87c1-4e3d-9047-107feaef3751/unnamed-1.jpg Our Projects - Rebuilding Herat After Tragedy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/fcbcefeb-a878-4cbb-96f1-a305046e2033/unnamed-2.jpg Our Projects - Rebuilding Herat After Tragedy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/ab-academy monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/d6c82aa5-dcfd-405d-8c3b-fcdd81b55374/Screenshot+2024-05-21+at+12.28.42+PM.png Our Projects - Educating & Enriching Afghan Refugee Children in Pakistan https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/womens-mental-health monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1709915774983-KX149TAE53K4GKSRR8GZ/image-asset.jpeg Our Projects - Bringing Attention to Afghan Women’s Mental Health for International Women’s Day https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/herat-housing-pilot-project monthly 0.5 2024-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/e251259b-db5d-4a28-b6b0-8ee161e868e6/IMG_0121.jpg Our Projects - Herat Earthquake Response Update; Community Helps Develop Eco-Friendly Housing Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/df3c6354-a608-49ae-91b1-9265c13fea98/WhatsApp+Image+2024-01-12+at+10.52.12+PM.jpeg Our Projects - Herat Earthquake Response Update; Community Helps Develop Eco-Friendly Housing Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/87d29c63-1724-4211-bc4d-1d6f5238a660/WhatsApp+Image+2023-11-30+at+12.19.47+PM.jpeg Our Projects - Herat Earthquake Response Update; Community Helps Develop Eco-Friendly Housing Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/between-borders monthly 0.5 2024-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/34cfbfdc-19cd-4416-8118-976ea99b031c/SAS_9786.JPG Our Projects - Between Borders: Rahmatullah Photo: Sayed Aman Sadat https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/uplift-featured-in-financial-times monthly 0.5 2023-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/e78ee5b8-9fb9-4088-9998-95cbfe4cd433/Screenshot+2023-12-06+at+1.36.50+PM.jpg Our Projects - Uplift Featured in Financial Times’ How To Spend It Photo: Omid Scheybani https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/mass-expulsion-of-afghans monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/d69d95eb-c538-4c88-b038-7aa7686e2964/AP23308707327242-1699415514+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - Here’s What’s Happening With the Mass Expulsion of Afghans from Pakistan Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi / AP https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/kitchen-gardening monthly 0.5 2023-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/261b019b-a80e-4b61-b76a-762e8eddadab/Seed+Distribution+%288%29+%281%29.jpeg Our Projects - Kitchen Gardening & Mushroom Cultivation Improves Food Security in Wardak Province, Afghanistan https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/herat-emergency-relief-update monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/392c5a69-1e19-4264-aab6-f7212ac27537/WhatsApp+Image+2023-10-13+at+10.02.33+AM.jpg Our Projects - Uplift Partners With CDDO To Bring Relief After Herat Earthquake Disaster https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/international-day-of-the-girl monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/7733601c-f11f-40ed-bad5-115304643000/wanman-uthmaniyyah-9pQmjr9C_DY-unsplash+%282%29.jpg Our Projects - Celebrating International Day of the Girl https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/2-year-anniversary monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/47f29310-fcb8-42e9-8d0b-83b451d11946/shutterstock_53726395+%282%29.jpg Our Projects - Two Years of Uplift Afghanistan https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/cashforwork-nooruddin monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/74f492ce-5529-4872-8f3b-0f853466ea05/Nijrab+District+Kapisa+Province+02.jpg Our Projects - Community Members Say Cash-for-Work Project Helps Pregnant Women Stay Safe in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/cashforwork-masood monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/681cb0b9-9a1f-4014-bf69-c16a47f59a23/Masood.JPG Our Projects - 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As The World Watches, Afghan Women Continue To Disappear From Public Life https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/community-development-councils-empower-local-communities monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/d1eafd1f-0e5b-4b04-bd92-784f7e445d60/WhatsApp+Image+2023-06-09+at+9.27.58+AM.jpg Our Projects - Community Development Councils Empower Local Communities https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/eid-al-adha-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/18feec58-0a12-463c-86b8-1c4155717f3a/shutterstock_2062432751+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - Wishing You a Joyful & Blessed Eid al-Adha https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/world-refugee-day-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/0cffac3e-686e-4cec-9d6b-e8b6115e2c40/World+Refugee+Day.png Our Projects - Celebrating The Courage of Refugees on World Refugee Day Ilaha’s first passport photo, 1980 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/what-is-cash-for-work monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/44ef3805-3185-45ec-8880-5c46251a4790/Center+of+Laghman+Province+04+.jpg Our Projects - What is Cash-for-Work? https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/uplift-cddo-expand-cash-for-work monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/703164eb-6099-4079-b63e-aa4ad6995303/CDDO+Cash-for-Work+%283%29.jpg Our Projects - Uplift and CDDO Partner To Expand Cash-for-Work Project https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/let-afghan-girls-learn monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/eeced11b-b182-4aca-bf21-ece0616a9215/SBP09605.jpg Our Projects - Let Afghan Girls Learn https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/micro-grants-women-financial-autonomy monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1702073789223-3BUY69J0A65OGK79APBU/IMG-20230410-WA0032+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - Micro-Grants Help Establish Financial Autonomy for Women in Afghanistan https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/displaced-afghan-children-express-themselves-through-art monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/e3e5c670-5dbb-4cdc-8259-09d5df2e02bd/image_3_0+2.jpg Our Projects - Displaced Afghan Children Express Themselves Through Uplift’s Art Program https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/earth-day-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/d78f0447-f346-4d03-9ebd-f196c812b188/shutterstock_1815184487.jpg Our Projects - A More Sustainable Afghanistan Starts With Us https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/eid-mubarak-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/93c4480f-8251-4fcc-9b85-351e1d82b96e/shutterstock_2025651500+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - Eid Mubarak! https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/infant-nutrition-aaa monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1fec3a42-c8d4-4021-97f8-dfd6cdd50305/AAApost2+%282%29.JPG Our Projects - Uplift Teams Up With Afghan Aid Agency To Provide Infant Nutrition & Health Supplies https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/ramadan-mubarak-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1644619464983-DW3I1W840V3TOMZYU6WD/Environment.jpg Our Projects - 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Advocating For Afghan Girls on International Day of Education https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/empowering-female-entrepreneurs-in-afghanistan monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/913f0beb-66e2-4ad6-9e7b-72f428487964/Fatana+Atta+Mohammad+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - Empowering Female Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/uplift-remains-committed monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/f91595b0-d34f-45c8-8944-2c1b79faffaa/SBP09604+%282%29+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - In The Face of Adversity, Uplift Remains Committed To Afghan People https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/harsh-winter-threatens-millions-of-afghans monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/d157c22c-7166-47c6-84e1-4ebc7d1603d7/Sirus3+%281%29.jpeg Our Projects - Harsh Winter Approaching for Millions of Afghans https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/university-ban-continues-for-afghan-women monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/30f7edb6-2b64-4d41-aec4-a77f53efd9e0/inclusions+fund+pic+%281%29+%281%29.jpg Our Projects - University Ban Continues for Afghan Women https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/450-days-without-girls-education monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/d70453e9-ebdf-4822-9a7c-a75e65ca886d/IMG_7110.jpg Our Projects - 450 Days Without Education for Girls https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-projects/power-of-education monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/45048e2f-b453-4b7e-92ca-4fe851062382/Afghan+Refugee+School+Pakistan+%283%29.jpg Our Projects - The Power of Education https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/home daily 1.0 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/073a09db-e75e-48e1-8a7c-8ab0f004721f/Girls_Smiling_Sadat_13.jpg Home - Our Work Uplift Afghanistan Fund is an Afghan, women-led organization working at the intersection of humanitarian aid, development, and cultural preservation. We ensure Afghan communities have the tools, knowledge, and autonomy to shape their own futures. As a charitable fund, we vet and support grassroots organizations doing impactful work on the ground in Afghanistan and with Afghan refugees worldwide. Rooted in evidence-based solutions, we take a holistic, community-driven approach, integrating education, mental health, economic empowerment, arts & culture, human rights, and humanitarian relief. Through trusted local partnerships, we remain abreast of new developments and adaptable to evolving crises. Above all, we are committed to supporting locally led change, advancing equity, and working toward a self-sustaining Afghanistan where communities drive their own futures. We seek to reclaim aid work as a conversation between equals, with those we serve setting the agenda for what kind of support best meets their local needs. We see our donors as culturally conscious allies in this work. https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-team daily 0.75 2025-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1632002855494-5SM1ZY9JVH4P1EO9R9AX/Ilaha+Eli+Omar+-+Headshot.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1632153104429-J17J61GN7PQO3I76YA4G/megan.jpeg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1632718267027-6950JVXW4MWC92XS4T9M/Mousqa.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1632955041035-082ST4AG822EX2C239Y2/Tamim-Katawazi-Uplift-Afghanistan.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1637369458217-8XKLQGWN35LDGMIYV2R0/Theros-Bio%2BPic.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1637369514236-AOQ0PX80FFT01FS315QE/HILA%25252BPIC.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1638340845019-DGKM6N40CX6NQA9FGU6Y/Farnoosh.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1641261410581-YRPS9CJYIBN2T1XZ8H4L/P1160583.JPG Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1641261888441-4LKHSSMI13WXH5TKG0EM/image+2.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1644532809956-MGSB9UN641VMJ285U53R/mado.png Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1644538409060-KDM5EOCK56964NWM06V5/WhatsApp+Image+2022-02-07+at+9.07.55+AM.jpeg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1651262018906-CE7BILT3JEX3BIDLPKEW/IMG_2829.JPG Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1656049609532-EW9QFTCT08T7MM6NGUUA/Ayscha+Hamdani+New+Pic.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/3ae3475a-8e35-4730-85bc-1c14f2f07220/IMG-20250503-WA0021+2.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/13d8e064-997e-4892-9830-770a9b97e87a/IMG_3112+%281%29.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/d5101ada-177b-463c-bfcb-94a1aef47f04/IMG_9018_jpg.jpg Our Team https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/give daily 0.75 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/9add4f1d-bd16-4603-809f-6683c9e59705/2+brother+and+sister+%285%29.jpg Our Funds - Our Funds Afghanistan’s socio-political and economic climate is in a state of upheaval, with uncertainty being the hallmark experience of the 35 million Afghans in the country, as well as the hundreds of thousands fleeing Afghanistan under threat of persecution. To help navigate the complexities of the current situation, our sectors of support are divided into seven funds. Each fund is responsible for supporting a trusted network of grassroots organizations doing work on the ground in Afghanistan and with Afghan refugees worldwide. https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/partner-with-us daily 0.75 2025-11-19 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/impact daily 0.75 2025-09-26 https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/our-funds daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/69c06954-735b-40a7-9fa4-d7c6edf2ad58/2+brother+and+sister+%285%29.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/45409cbb-5a60-4476-a72a-f81f0a13a140/c59f301d-a3e8-47f6-bbb6-077165197944.JPG Our Funds (Alternate) - Education A necessary prerequisite for any civil society is an educated populace. To help ensure a stable and self-sufficient future for Afghanistan, the country must expand its educational system and ensure that every girl and boy has access to a full and rich primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. Resources within the Education Fund support curriculum development, teacher training and salaries, school building, and collaborative educational partnerships between local school children and their peers around the globe. We have funded a range of innovative projects, from low-tech and high-tech solutions to hybrid education approaches, including community-based education initiatives that ensure learning reaches even the most remote areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/7d9fdf26-3f1c-42c9-9cf9-ad6533b984d6/Humanitarian+Fd.jpg Our Funds (Alternate) - Humanitarian Relief The Humanitarian Relief Fund addresses the ongoing crises affecting millions of Afghan civilians in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover and the subsequent collapse of the country’s infrastructure. By 2024, Afghanistan continues to face severe economic, social, and humanitarian challenges, with widespread poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to essential services. The United Nations estimates that nearly 29 million people, including women, children, and the elderly, are in need of humanitarian assistance, with unemployment and poverty rates remaining critically high. This fund provides resources to on-the-ground operations that deliver emergency support to internally displaced persons and vulnerable populations. Efforts focus on ensuring access to food, clean water, shelter, and medical care for those most affected by the crisis, as well as supporting initiatives aimed at stabilizing livelihoods and fostering community resilience amidst ongoing uncertainty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/512474e7-46d8-45d8-8418-3fce1b5d5ae6/IMG_6942.jpg Our Funds (Alternate) - Equity, Diversity & Inclusion The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fund supports organizations dedicated to protecting and empowering Afghan women and girls, individuals with disabilities, and ethnic and religious minorities. These groups represent some of the most vulnerable populations in Afghanistan's current landscape, requiring targeted resources and protective measures. The fund focuses on initiatives that combat discriminatory practices and address their psychological, social, and economic impacts, striving to foster a more equitable and inclusive society for all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1644538910024-E4XEK6BLQGEUD0VTLH2P/Sirus6+%281%29.jpg Our Funds (Alternate) - Refugee Resettlement Since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the country has faced significant political and social upheaval. By 2024, millions of Afghans have been displaced, seeking safety in various host countries. Many families are arriving in host countries with only a backpack of belongings. Relocating and resettling refugees in a dignified manner requires a huge coordinated effort, as they need help securing shelter, acquiring basic supplies, finding jobs, and navigating the complex bureaucracy associated with the resettlement process. The Refugee Resettlement Fund supports evacuation efforts and provides resettlement services for recent refugees, including legal protection and counsel once they reach their host country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1644884899702-DPT09L11ACGRI5XVWGXG/Preservation+Fund.jpg Our Funds (Alternate) - Preserving Afghan Knowledge, Culture & Art Despite decades of conflict, Afghanistan has rebuilt its academic, cultural and political capital, with an increasingly vibrant research and academic community, and a thriving and creative arts scene. Today, many of these individuals have been displaced, but the preservation of expertise, experience, creativity, and culture is critical to advancing democratic values, freedom of expression, and the re-establishment of a civil society. This includes Afghans in exile who, if afforded dignity and safety, can play an integral role in their host communities and in shaping a better future for Afghanistan. The Arts & Culture Fund supports fellowships and scholarships that enable the thousands of Afghans, many in exile, to continue their work, build upon their country’s knowledge, and preserve its cultural heritage to ensure that essential institutional memory and the hard-won advancements of entire generations are not lost. This fund also supports projects aimed at documenting and archiving Afghan cultural practices and narratives to preserve cultural memory. This fund is co-led in partnership with the Civic Engagement Project (CEP). CEP has spent over a decade connecting individuals, networks, and institutions across sectors, with an ecosystem approach to civic engagement and social change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1644619464983-DW3I1W840V3TOMZYU6WD/Environment.jpg Our Funds (Alternate) - Environmental Protection & Sustainability Decades of war have significantly impacted and degraded Afghanistan’s natural landscape. The Environmental Protection & Sustainability Fund aims to support organizations dedicated to: 1) restoring and preserving the country’s natural habitats and the diverse species that rely on them; 2) revitalizing agricultural lands through ecologically responsible practices that mitigate the effects of climate migration; and 3) safeguarding Afghanistan’s waterways to ensure access to clean and sustainable water sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6143faee18165276a26a945b/1644615750741-EXKJV4DPA5IWTYTRHMV1/Infrastructure+Fund+.jpg Our Funds (Alternate) - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure The Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure Fund is designed to revitalize local economies by identifying and marketing key resources in each region and building the necessary infrastructure for resource sharing across the country and in the global marketplace. Projects supported by this fund must: 1) prioritize the health and wellbeing of local people and local habitats, ensuring that neither are exploited in the process of revitalizing local economies; and 2) address local needs in innovative and sustainable ways that build local capacity and support job creation. https://www.upliftafghanistan.org/partner-with-us-1 daily 0.75 2025-11-26