Afghanistan Institute for Peace and Stability (AIPS)

Since 2008, we have been actively engaged in promoting women's rights, human rights, education, and peacebuilding in Afghanistan. In 2012, we formally registered as the Kor Association, widely known as the Kor Cultural Association. One of our most significant initiatives was the establishment of a movement of more than 700 poets and writers who used literature, poetry, and public engagement to promote peace, reconciliation, and social cohesion throughout Afghanistan. Over the years, we were able to support the education of more than 4,000 girls and women and more than 1,200 vulnerable children, including orphans and children who were working to support their families. Through our door-to-door education campaign, we reached communities where access to education was limited or unavailable. Our peacebuilding efforts extended across Afghanistan. We painted hundreds of peace-themed artworks and messages on public walls in 27 provinces and brought together youth, civil society representatives, community leaders, and local stakeholders to advocate for peace and encourage an end to violence and conflict. We also established a network of approximately 400 women volunteers who traveled to underserved and remote communities where access to services was minimal or nonexistent. These women worked with families and communities to support survivors of domestic violence, provide basic psychosocial assistance, encourage education for girls and boys, and advocate for improved access to schools and public services from/to the government. Continuation of Activities After 2021. Following our relocation to the United States, many of our activities were temporarily interrupted. However, after one year, we resumed our work by establishing community-based educational initiatives for girls above grade six who had lost access to formal education. Today, these initiatives operate through approximately 88 classes in multiple provinces of Afghanistan, with each class serving between 15 and 25 students. The curriculum includes English, mathematics, science, physics, chemistry, and biology. Consultations and Formation of AIPS In parallel, we began consulting Afghans from across the world, including Afghans residing in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Europe, North America, and other Muslim countries. Participants in these consultations included business leaders, religious scholars, community leaders, youth, women, women's rights advocates, civil society representatives, academics, and professionals. The objective of these consultations was to identify constructive and practical approaches to Afghanistan's current challenges and future development. These discussions led to the establishment of the Afghanistan Institute for Peace and Stability (AIPS) in Virginia, United States. AIPS was established to promote peacebuilding, reconciliation, women's rights, human rights, education, and inclusive development in Afghanistan. Today, AIPS represents not only an organization but also a growing network of Afghan ideas, recommendations, expertise, strategies, and policy proposals developed by Afghans both inside and outside the country. The Afghanistan Institute for Peace and Stability (AIPS) builds upon a legacy of peacebuilding, education, human rights advocacy, and community engagement that began in Afghanistan. Through initiatives supporting girls' education, women's rights, youth engagement, community development, and peacebuilding, we have worked to promote dignity, opportunity, and social cohesion across diverse communities. Today, AIPS brings together Afghans from within Afghanistan and across the diaspora to advance research, dialogue, advocacy, and community-driven solutions, while also supporting civic engagement and community empowerment among Afghan-American and immigrant communities in the United States.