Nonprofit Organization Management - Long Island City, NY, United States
The Afghanistan International Foundation for the Blind is US based non-profit organization established in August of 2009 with the purpose of enhancing the lives of Blind Women and Children in Afghanistan who are suffering from a lack of adequate health and educational services.The mission of the Afghanistan International Foundation for the Blind is:"To serve and empower severely underserved blind women and children in Afghanistan. The foundation will provide blind women with psychosocial and medical support for essential health and well-being by working with existing groups to expand and offer gratis services in a safe environment. Additionally the foundation will promote the opportunity for blind children and youth to receive an education in literature, science, computers and technology through the high school level. Rehabilitation and evaluation services will be offered to prepare them for higher education and entry into the workforce."