Past initiatives
Gardens for Life
The Zaher Shah Foundation has donated 5 jeribs (2.5 acres) of prime agricultural land to Gardens for Life, a registered charity in Canada and Afghanistan.
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Aschiana
The Foundation has donated 5 jeribs (2.5 acres) of land in Karez-e-Mir from His Majesty’s Private Estate to Aschiana, a registered NGO in Afghanistan.
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Art exhibition
Fund-raising event for the benefit of Aschiana kindly hosted at the Serena Hotel, Kabul. An exhibition of paintings and art and crafts made by the street children of Aschiana. (2006)
Distribution of blankets
Distribution of blankets and waterproof jackets to displaced people staying in a camp outside Kabul.
(2007)
Red Crescent school
Library and computers donated by Belquis Zaher to one of the Red Crescent schools in Kabul in the name of her late father Prince Shah Mahmoud. (2007)
medicine donation
Distribution of medicines kindly donated by friends in India to the Red Crescent. (2007)
Roots of Peace
Event held in Rome, Italy to raise money to purchase 300 new chairs, tables, school material and equipment for a school built by Roots of Peace in Mir Bacha kot in Shakardarah area.
(April 2008)
Tchaman Madrak
Fund-raising event at the Olgiata Golf Club in Rome, Italy for 280 displaced families in Tchaman Madrak and next to Darulaman. (November 2008)
Food distribution
Food distribution (wheat, tea cooking oil, sugar) at the Bahgi Daoud refugee camp in Kabul for 200 families. (Winter 2008)
Earthquake relief
Earthquake relief fund established to supply necessary items for people displaced by the Earthquake in Nangarhar province and flood victims in Badakhshan. (Spring 2009)
school supplies
Ongoing distribution of school supplies and materials to different schools and orphanages throughout Afghanistan.