Throughout the years, Help the Afghan Children has been extremely grateful to those organizations that have played a significant role in helping us perform our vital work and meet our mission.
On behalf of the Afghan children, their families, schools, and communities we serve, we extend our heart-felt gratitude to these organizations who have so generously supported our efforts.
Moms Against Poverty – http://www.momsagainstpoverty.org/
Moms Against Poverty’s (MAP’s) vision is to enhance the living conditions of children living in poverty in developing countries around the globe. Their work ranges from establishing more habitable and acceptable living quarters for children, providing medical supplies and equipment for vaccination and illnesses, providing food, clothing, and toys as well as donating books and educational resources for school children. MAP is partnering with HTAC in supporting our teacher training and literacy programs as well as sponsorship of one of HTAC’s model schools for girls.
AmeriCares – http://www.americares.org/
Since its first coordinated efforts with HTAC in 2002, AmeriCares has under-written over $45 million dollars worth of medicines, medical supplies, nutritional supplements, equipment, blankets and other critical supplies to health clinics, schools, orphanages, and returning refugees. AmeriCares is able to contribute to the development of Afghanistan with confidence, knowing that HTAC will distribute these goods to the communities and people that need them the most.
Oprah’s Angel Network – http://oprahsangelnetwork.org/
Oprah’s Angel Network and the Oprah Winfrey Foundation have been instrumental in providing over $1.3 million dollars in funding to HTAC for the establishment of 7 model schools and helping us deliver quality education to over 15,000 Afghan children each year. Support has included a ground-breaking computer education program targeting thousands of high school girls that has given them critical job skills and a chance to change their lives forever.
Mennonite Central Committee – http://www.mcc.org/
Since 1996, the Mennonite Central Committee and its Global Family Program have provided more than $7 million dollars in humanitarian and educational assistance to the people of Afghanistan, including food, school kits, storybooks, ad clothing. Through its Global Family sponsors, the MCC has helped fund HTAC’s computer, peace, and environmental education programs; supported our teacher training and the operations of one of our model schools, all of which benefit some 5,500 children per year.
Afghan Health and Development Services – http://www.ahds.org/
Since our inception in 1993, HTAC has relied on AHDS, one of the most accomplished Afghan-based humanitarian organizations in the country, as a primary partner in the distribution of medicines and health-related aid to hospitals, clinics, and Afghan families in many under-served areas of the country. AHDS has also been an educational partner in helping to support the establishment of HTAC model schools.
Girls Learn International – http://www.girlslearn.org/
Since 2005, Girls Learn International has contributed significantly to HTAC’s cultural exchange program by identifying chapter schools in the United States who wish to become exchange partners with one of our Afghan sister schools. These exchanges have given students and their teachers a unique experience in sharing their lives and backgrounds, exchanging ideas, and working on common projects that promote cross-cultural appreciation, learning, and mutual respect.
Global Giving – http://www.globalgiving.com/
Global Giving enables individuals, groups, and organizations to find and support high impact grass roots social, educational, and economic development projects around the world. In 2008, HTAC became a recipient organization in Global Giving’s Safer, More Compassionate World Fund that was established to promote education, healthcare, and economic opportunity in Afghanistan and Pakistan to counter the influence of extremists.
The Marshall Legacy Institute – http://www.marshall-legacy.org/
HTAC has long championed the need to rehabilitate Afghan children who have been land mine victims. In 2008, we began a partnership with the Marshall Legacy Institute’s CHAMPS (Children Against Mines Program). This program educates Afghan children about land mines, provides prosthetics and rehabilitative care to land mine survivors, and through its sister school exchange, educates and provides opportunities for American students to promote goodwill and global citizenship by fundraising to assist land mine survivors.
Americans for Informed Democracy – http://www.aidemocracy.org/
Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) empowers and equips young people in the United States to address global issues – poverty, health, climate change, peace and security – through awareness raising and actions that promote just and sustainable solutions on their campuses, communities, and nationally. AID is helping young people connect with HTAC and (as outreach ambassadors), educate others in the work we are doing and how investing in children’s education can lead to a safer, more peaceful Afghanistan.
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Help the Afghan Children (HTAC) and its founder and Executive Director, Suraya Sadeed, have been recognized for our pioneering and innovative work in making a difference for Afghan children.
September 14, 2009. United States Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann and Ariana Outreach presented HTAC's Executive Director, Suraya Sadeed with The Afghan and American Sisterhood Award for her commitment to the children of Afghanistan. The award was given to Ms. Sadeed as part of the Afghan and American Sisterhood Gala at the Cannon Congressional Building, Capital Hill in Washington, D.C.
Suraya Sadeed Honored By Zeba Magazine (May, 2008)
HTAC’s Executive Director, Suraya Sadeed, was featured as Hero of the Month in the Afghan Lifestyle magazine Zeba. NBC Weekend Today Show: (May, 2006) “Courageous Hearts” – feature on HTAC’s Executive Director and founder, Suraya Sadeed.
Award from AmeriCares President, 2006
Suraya Sadeed receives award from AmeriCares for HTAC’s outstanding work in providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
The White House: March 21, 2006; Suraya Sadeed and HTAC recognized by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush for HTAC’s successful track record in Afghanistan as an NGO.
Ms. Sadeed attended this special White House event along with 14 other leaders of Afghan and Iraqi nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Help the Afghan Children was the only national NGO (based in Afghanistan) invited to the event.
Ms. Sadeed conveyed to President Bush:
(1) The work and successful track record of HTAC;(2) the importance of investing in education as a proven mechanism towards helping to stabilize Afghanistan and building a 'civil society' and (3) not to forget national NGOs who, in the face of many obstacles, continue to do the hard work on the ground that's making a tangible difference for so many Afghan children - who after all, represent the future leaders and productive citizens of their country. She also encouraged the President to find ways to better fund national NGOs in the future.
The White House and Laura Bush: 2005 Suraya Sadeed was recognized at the White House by First Lady Laura Bush (along with a select group of other women) who were actively involved in service to Afghanistan.
Oprah Winfrey Show: Fall 2005 and Spring 2003, recognizing the courageous work of Suraya Sadeed and HTAC staff – during and after the Taliban’s rule - based on a film documentary by Oxygen Media.
Academy for Educational Development, America’s Fund for Afghan Children, and the American Red Cross, ‘Afghan Women’s Role Model Calendar 2005-2006’ featuring HTAC Executive Director, Suraya Sadeed.
Medal of Service Award / Afghanistan's Ministry of Education: July 2003 - to Suraya Sadeed for her dedication to helping provide quality education for Afghanistan children.
Transitional Government of Afghanistan’s Grand Assembly: June 2002 – Suraya Sadeed, one of only ten nationally recognized women for service, attended Afghanistan’s Grand Assembly (Loya Jerga), in Kabul.
Suraya Sadeed attending the 2002 Grand Assembly (Loya Jerga) in Kabul
Reader's Digest Magazine: May 2002 "Everyday Heroes" feature story chronicling Suraya Sadeed's return to her home country of Afghanistan and dedicating her life to helping Afghan children.
Forbes Trailblazer Award: May 2002 to Suraya Sadeed as an example of extraordinary women whose efforts have made a difference in the lives of families and her dedication to helping families in Afghanistan by providing humanitarian aid, basic education and healthcare since 1993.
Woman of the Year: July 2001 by the Afghan Communities in Europe awarded to Suraya Sadeed, for accepting the challenges of providing humanitarian aid to Afghan children under the rule of the Taliban.
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee – Subcommittee on Near East and South Asia: June 26, 1996; testimony on Afghanistan’s state of affairs and the need to invest in education of Afghan children to fight against fundamentalism and terrorism.
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