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Help to Save an Afghan Mother and
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Details coming soon! |
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Bayat Foundation |
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Grant awarded
to the FACONE for printing of 5,000 children's songbooks
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In November the Bayat Foundation 501(c)3 organization based
in the USA announced a $10,000 grant to The Folk Arts Center of New England for
the printing and distribution of 5,000 copies of Qu Qu Qu Barg-e-Chinaar: Children's
Songs from Afghanistan to children throughout Afghanistan. The songbook was first
created in 1966 by a Peace Corps volunteer in Kabul and since 2002 when nearly extinct,
nearly 10,000 copies have already been printed and distributed by various sponsors
through a collaborative preservation campaign. Save the Children, Creating Hope
International and Youth Education Services will assist in the distribution to kindergartens,
orphanages and learning centers in Parwan, Barekab, Sar-e-Pul, Faryab, Balkh, Baghlan,
Nangrahar, Bamiyan, Kabul, Herat and Paktia Provinces and the Kabul/Qarabagh District.
Toronto musician Vaheed Kaacemy recorded the book's 16 songs with a group of Afghan-Canadian
children in Farsi, Pushto, Uzbeki and Hazaragi, eight of which are from the original
songbook. The 24-page songbook with a 60-minute CD/cassette contains the Dari lyrics
for all the songs, musical notation and illustrations including some of the children's
drawings from the original songbook.
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Grant from Ayenda Foundation.
Bayat Foundation received a grant from Ayenda Foundation
for building an orphanage, Learning Center In Bamyan Province. The cornerstone for
this project was placed on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 by Engineer Ehsanollah Bayat.
The project is expected to be completed within a six month period.
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Harsh Winter Has Afghans Struggling For Survival
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
granddaughter, breathing raggedly from pneumonia, grew still and died.
By Pamela Constable
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Spreading Warmth in Afghanistan
Every year the harsh winter hits Afghanistaand millions
who are homeless suffen r from lack of warmth, clothing, shelter, and a warm meal.
During the past few years, Afghanistan has seen a major increase in the number of
people living in devastating conditions due to the return of refugees from neighboring
countries.
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