(link) The Bayat Foundation, led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ehsanollah Bayat, recently inaugurated a new pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) and critical care unit (CCU) at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul. The facility, rebuilt atop the debris of an unused, ruined section of the building in less than five months, features advanced remote patient monitoring technology, […]
Bayat Foundation Launches Beautify Afghanistan
(link) Fatema Bayat, Executive Director of the Bayat Foundation, a 501 c(3) charitable organization committed to improving the quality of life for the youth, women, poor, and elderly of Afghanistan, took advantage of the Foundation’s annual dinner on 12 October to announce the official launch of Beautify Afghanistan, a new strategic initiative for the Foundation […]
Over $350,000 Raised to Save Lives
On October 12, 2012, the Bayat Foundation held its first benefit dinner to raise funds to support the nine hospitals it has built so far in Afghanistan. Over 120 of the Foundation’s supporters came together to raise $357,740, which will be used to buy medical equipment and supplies that are crucial in helping to save […]
Leaders gather in Washington, DC for Afghan Symposium
On June 30, 2009, Bayat Foundation Chairman Ehsan Bayat and Executive Director, Fatema Bayat, welcomed 125 leaders including corporate executives, humanitarians and government officials from the United States, Canada and Afghanistan for the first annual Afghan Symposium for Humanitarian and Leadership Engagement in Washington, DC. The symposium was held in view of the US Capitol […]
“Harsh Winter has Afghans Struggling for Survival” – Washington Post, 2007
KABUL — It was well below freezing in Raza Khan’s tiny concrete apartment late one recent night. Half a dozen children huddled under blankets on the floor, coughing in their sleep. The fire in the rusty stove had faded to ashes, and there was no more wood to stoke it. Sometime before dawn, Khan’s 3-month-old […]
Afghan School for Orphans Dedicated
(link) The new Bibi Fatima Zahra School for Orphans was dedicated by Mr. Ehsan Bayat, Bayat Foundation Chairman, on Friday, 30 Oct, 2009. The Faryab Provincial Governor, the head of the school for orphans, high ranking local dignitaries and many of the orphans who will attend school there attended the ceremony, which marked the handover […]