About us

The Higher Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization for the promotion and maintenance of cultural values and intangible cultural heritages. This foundation was established in 2017 by a group of cultural elites with toghethering several cultural associations including Afghan Writers Union, Afghan Artists Association, Afghan cenimatogeohers Union, Afghan tourism and cultural heritages association and etc. The purpose of this foundation is to connect Afghan artists and cultural figures to the global culture and art movements as well as searching for the cultural past of the country and preserving cultural heritages. In addition, the foundation seeks to grow local and indigenous tourism. To this end, it has signed contracts with several houses in Afghanistan’s historic cities to host tourists and wants to do the same with groups of nomads to attend their cooperation to host tourists. The foundation currently has training courses for professional and novice artists and wants to build a special culture school in the future.
Vision:
12. Aims and Objectives to actively contribute to the social and cultural development of the communities in which we operate and to be an organization that continually respond to the changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards development of sustainable society that promote and protects the equality, social justice and Human Rights for all.

Mission:
To work towards the promotion of the aims and objective of the United Nations and its system for development of society, and in pursuance of its vision and guiding principle. The organization organize program to facilitate the development of our societies through social work, research work , disseminates knowledge of global values as well reaches out to the larger community through extent ion at local ,National levels.

To promote international understanding, peace and tolerance through education, literature, art, culture and mass communication Organize program in the aims of social work, human resource management, tourism, systematically rural tourism, culture and support the Research programs.

CULTURE FOUNDATION PROFILE

1. AFGHAN CULTURE FOUNDATION, ( (ACF).

2. Address 11, Tamaddun street, Karte 3,Kabul,
Afgjanistan.

Tel: 0093(0)202502417
Mobile No: +93 749778711
++93711565153
E-mail: reza@simorg.co.uk
Web: URL:http://www.afghanculturefoundatiin.com

3. Established in 2017(Before Registration)

4. Organization Status Non –Governmental Organization

5. Level of Action Regional
National

6. Registered Under Act Afghan culture ministry, Societies Registration Act XXI, of 1860

7. Registration No. 59/2004-05 of dated 15 June 2004, With Government of Afghanistan.

8. Founder Mohammad Reza Mohammadi

9. Name of the Chief Functionary and their
Qualification
10. Afghanistan
Mustafa Hazara (Secretary General), M.A. in Political Science, and MBA.

11. Vision and Mission

The Higher Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization for the promotion and maintenance of cultural values and intangible cultural heritages. This foundation was established in 2017 by a group of cultural elites. The purpose of this foundation is to connect Afghan artists and cultural figures to the global culture and art movements as well as searching for the cultural past of the country and preserving cultural heritages. In addition, the foundation seeks to grow local and indigenous tourism. To this end, it has signed contracts with several houses in Afghanistan’s historic cities to host tourists and wants to do the same with groups of nomads to attend their cooperation to host tourists. The foundation currently has training courses for professional and novice artists and wants to build a special culture school in the future.
Vision:
12. Aims and Objectives to actively contribute to the social and cultural development of the communities in which we operate and to be an organization that continually respond to the changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards development of sustainable society that promote and protects the equality, social justice and Human Rights for all.

13. History

Afghan culture foundation was established in 2017, since then the organization has been expanding continuously in terms of social development service. It has worked for the promotion of sustainable, equitable and participatory development, social culture, literature, art and social justice through: Program for social work, running art exhibitions, festivals, symposiums, seminars, Human Resources Management. and other human service through social research and dissemination of socially relevant knowledge, social intervention through training and field action, contribution to social and welfare , National and International levels, over the years, the organization has among others (NGOs , societies) thrusts made a significant contribution to planning, action strategies and Human Resource Development in several areas, ranging from sustainable rural and urban development to education, tourism ,literature, art, and Human Rights, in all case ,the focus has been on the disadvantaged and marginalized section of societies, such as women, children and tribal.
The Afghan culture foundation has earned recognition as an institution (Organization) of repute from Government of Afghanistan, International agencies or organization. In the year 2027-2018 the organization established its link directly to the culture ministry and its systems office throughout the country and the organization declare its work as “Nongovernmental Organization/ Non-Profit Organization “and the organization registered under section 12/A, of Income Tax Act, 2004 , Government of Afghanistan in the year 2018 and the organization also registered under the treasury ministry Societies Registration .

14. Values and Principles Afghan culture foundation encourages the following values to be practiced both at individual and organizational level.
• Honesty
• Transparency and Accountability
• Mutual respect
• Creativity
• Gender sensitiveness
• Tolerance
• Participation
• Solidarity

15. Guiding Principles
• Utilization of local wisdom and resources.
• Encouragement of innovation and creativity.
• Prioritizing quality.
• Enhancing coordination and networking.
• Accepting challenges
16. Organization Believes
• In the potential power of the culture to Rural people to participate actively in development initiatives within their community.
• In equal opportunity for man and women in society irrespective of class, age, ethnic, culture or religion.
• All Human Rights for all.
• In freedom of expression, movement and choice by man and women alike.
• In social harmony free from communal bias.
• Freedom for work, education, speech and development.
17 Programs
For the past years we have been working in field of:

• Working for the promotion of the values of human rights and democracy values and its system in our community.
• Supporting the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• Human Resource Development
• Running study groups, literature, philosophy and art courses
• Translating poems, stories and researches between national and international languages
• Building a network of unions and individuals relating at any level to cultural issues
• Promotion and protection of Human Rights (documentation)
• Research program in social work
• Environmental protection throughout the fine art, poetry, literature, conference, festivals
• Maintain a good library on United Nations system
• Invisible cultural heritage, folklore, public culture and rural (village and (kuchi)nomad tourism)

18. ISSUES OF INTEREST
Promoting the aims and purpose of the United and its system among the various societies of the different ethnic groups and local cultures in Afghanistan, Organization is actively working for the social development of Rural and tribal communities, Organizing the program in different areas for supporting the program for environmental protection, peace building, social tolerance, and cultural development.

Issue of Interest
• Development of women
• Children deprived of education
• Street children
• Rights of persons with disabilities
• Discrimination and exploitation of vulnerable groups like the tribals and the minorities.
• Child rights
• Peace building
• Education, Online courses, seminars and workshops, editing, consultancy,
• Art, painting and handmade art work shops
• Elites gatherings
• Tolerance and democracy
• Globalization
• Social Research and Education with art, painting, film, poetry, short stories, cultural heritages.

19 Activities
• women
Afghan culture foundation also work for and with women for their self-awareness and economic independence. for example, rural handmade arts of Afghan women are out of markets. They use under age kids for hard handy works, also they are being misused under the force and harassments. but continue to be the most marginalized and poor. Organization reaches out to rural areas families. We also try to influence government policies which will help the social development of these groups.
• Disadvantaged children
We support the child enrolment in School. And run astronomy shows, poetry and story reading and writing workshops and festivals in schools. Our last event was a concert for orphanage kids with celebrities’ singers.

• Gallery
Our gallery is the largest gallery of modern art in Afghanistan, which works with most professional painters collaborate. Our idea is based on modern art and teaching new artistic methods to painters and visual artists. We also have woodcarving and art with Nuristan wood carving. also we have art criticism workshops and courses for philosophy of art and various forms of painting schools. We used to work with education ministry on school books, before. Now also we are working on a project with the Ministry of Education for teaching painting and astronomy in state and private schools.
Tribal People
There are over 30 tribes in Afghanistan, some of which are facing extinction, like Kuchis and nomads. The proportion of tribes living below the cultural poverty is much higher than the national average. We help the displaced tribal people by building their knowledge, skills and confidence to enable them to assert their right. The focus is on creating community assets, which benefit both the community and the country.

Gender
Human development in Afghanistan is marked by sharp gender disparities. We work by advocating through the media and public meetings and dialogue with policy makers, towards progressive changes in the laws, policies, institutions and social processes which impact on the lives and rights of women. They also campaign to tackle adverse sex ratio and for the promotion of women’s property rights.

20. Management of Afghan culture foundation process at internal planning reform to strengthen its planning, monitoring and evaluation function and its human resources, finance and administrative management has begun to yield results. Progress was made in standardizing a predictable year planning process, as well as in starting to build the capacity of members and providing guidance on results, based planning and monitoring, as well as the generation of lessons learned and best practices, will require further improvement.

Decision making

Afghan culture foundation believes that the decision making is a key part of an (administration) Administrative bodies activities, it permeates though all managerial function such as planning, organization, direction and control. Decision making involves thinking and deciding before doing and its part of our function. In keep the view of our organization’s objectives, policies, program and strategies are our organization decision making process.

21 Structure and Governing
The Governing Council of the organization is trustee board
Head of trustee board is Dr.Husain Ramoz (former director of NDI and CEO of AHRC)
Mrs. Shukria Barekzai (former MP and ambassador)
Dr. S.Taib Jawad( Afghanistan ambassador to US,UK and Russia)
Mr. Harun Najafizada (Journalist)
Mr. Tamim Nuristani ( former governor of Nuristan)
Mr.Atiq Rahimi (writer)
Mrs.Humaira Mohammadi( director of women issues)
Mr. Hasib Alam ( senior prosecutor )

Trustee board is responsible for the conduct of the organization’s General and operations, performing duties is under power delegated by the council. As provided in the Article of constitution. The Governing trustee board meets regularly at headquarters in Kabul, (during Covid19 period mostly online). Board serve Audit and budget for programmed, development effectiveness, Governance and Administrative matters. The administration and financial control of ACF is vested in the Governing Council which comprise of the Chairman Director General, Director, Project Director, Program Officer, finance Secretary General, administration Secretary General. The Secretary General is the chief executive of the organization.
Chairman Director General is Reza Mohammadi
Director is Adham Kawa
Project Director is Saboor Bayat
Program Officer is Dr.Hosain Nouri
finance Secretary General is Hamid Shahab
administration is Sharifa Mehrad
Secretary General Mostafa Hazara
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