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About us
ABAHD is a nonprofit organization that aims to help Afghans in the United States and beyond. We are serving as a bridge to connect Afghan refugees with local resources.
We serve as a resources hub and a temporary resettlement support and provide on-going enablement and self-sufficiency development programs to Afghan communities.
We aim to serve as liaison with other agencies to better understand and fulfill the needs of Afghan diaspora and newly arrived refugees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at info@abahd.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Afghans Building Alliances for Humanitarian Development serves as a resource hub. It encompasses self-sufficiency and enablement programs for the Afghan refugees/diaspora’s development. Currently, it is assisting with the new Afghan arrivals resettlement in Northern California.
Advancing Afghan development through education, self-reliance, and empowerment.
ABAHD headquarter is in Walnut Creek, California.
You can reach us through our website or email us at Info@ABAHD.Org
Sources of funds will be individuals, corporations, and grants.
ABAHD is a registered 501©(3) non-profit through fiscal sponsorship by pledge. Inc. (EIN 36-4963438)
- To serve the newly arriving Afghan refugees in Northern California and beyond.
- Establish a robust distribution warehouse to enable us to deliver immediate necessities to our newly arrived families.
- Provide ESL and cultural awareness programs.
- Create partnerships and alliances to further enable developments.
Refugee resettlement support, education, health & wellness, and volunteerism.
Atta Arghandiwal, Mehria Albert, Shafiq Ahmadi, and Maryam Mojadidi
- Registered as a nonprofit corporation and applied for tax-exempt status.
- Created a professional board of directors, advisory board, and various committees.
- Designed the organization's initial programs related to refugee resettlement support services and volunteerism.
- Established a temporary warehouse for donors to provide household items for refugees.
- Provided/delivered/coordinated in-kind donations to families throughout Northern California (Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Modesto, Turlock, Delhi, and Greater Sacramento).
- Resettlement from hotels to long-term living quarters and apartment set-ups.
- Provided hands-on support to expectant mothers as well as and postpartum support and services for mother and baby.
- School enrollments.
- Secured bicycles as a form of transportation for 40-50 families.
- Connected families to local primary physicians and pediatricians.
Getting involved and helping the Afghan diaspora with time and skills is the most important assistance you can give.
To serve as a knowledge-based resources hub for the Afghan diaspora. We aim to engage and enable Afghans to be self-sufficient.
Yes, all our operations are transparent and posted on our website. The financials, including a statement of uses and sources of Funds and Balance Sheets, will be available as soon as revenue acquisition occurs.
Donations will go towards refugees’ resettlement, transition, education, guidance, and training.
We plan to publish all our activities and progress on our organization’s main website and social media outlets, as well as podcasts and Town Hall meetings.
Currently, ABAHD is a stand-alone nonprofit tax-exempt organization. Strategic partnerships will be forged if they serve the charitable goals of ABAHD.
Our programs and services are transparent and available for all potential inquiries; we are educated professionals whose only mission is to serve our community
ABAHD is a registered 501© non-profit through fiscal sponsorship by pledge. Inc. EIN 36-4963438) Our fascial partnership with Pledge Inc will remain in place until our pending application is granted.