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Fatema Bayat, Executive Director: On June 30, 2009 at the Afghan Symposium for Humanitarian and Leadership Engagement in Washington, DC, a group of 125 leaders from all sectors met to form the Afghan Trusted Network to help strengthen the foundation of Afghanistan's civil society by engaging leadership and leveraging private, humanitarian and public sector capabilities. Our goal is to facilitate improved quality of life and generate training and education through mentoring, jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for the people including the youth, the next generation leaders of Afghanistan.

The Honorable Said Tayeb Jawad

Former Afghan Ambassador to the United States: The people and the government of Afghanistan are grateful for the friendship and support from the government and people of the United States. Your contribution of creating hope and jobs in Afghanistan is the best way of contributing to security in Afghanistan, stability in the region and security in the world... channeling the assistance of other organizations to reach out to Afghans, but most importantly helping out other for-profit and non-profit organizations to create a network to create a synergy between these different capabilities.

Hon. Zal Khalilzad

Former Ambassador to the UN, Iraq & Afghanistan: The challenge for the Afghans and for those who are helping Afghanistan is how to move out of this period of difficulty, of crisis, to meet the current needs in a desparate situation through humanitarian assistance and at the same time focus on economic development, security and political freedom, all of which must interact to produce success. This balance between meeting current needs with humanitarian help, and focusing on how to bring about development, self-reliance, and prosperity is extremely important, with the ultimate goal of Afghans able to look after themselves. This kind of self-reliance is a challenge, possible only through your continued commitment and action.

Mr. Jim Bever, USAID

USAID is going to have a flexible and adaptable approach and we need you in the private sector, humanitarian, diplomatic NGO and civil society community as partners. We welcome your role in this. We don't have all the answers and we're looking for good models, good ideas we can replicate and good partners. We put in our government resources, and if you contribute some private sector or foundation resources, we can really move.

NC4

NC4 delivers Situational Readiness solutions that empower government, non-profits and businesses with accurate, timely, actionable and secure information to manage uncertainty, providing 24x7 proactive incident information, the tools to coordinate complex data streams from multiple sources, and a common secure collaboration platform. NC4 is proud to support the Afghan Trusted Network and provide the secure member portal.

Afghan American Chamber of Commerce

The Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) facilitates U.S.-Afghan business, investment, and trade ties through its Matchmaking Conferences and related activities, serves the interests of its members through various programs, and advocates for a free and open market economy in Afghanistan to strengthen U.S.-Afghan economic relations.

Canada Afghanistan Business Council

Canada Afghanistan Business Council facilitates bilateral trade and businesses opportunities between Canada and Afghanistan to create prosperity and development, and bridge gaps and overcome obstacles that may hinder investment and/or business prospects for Canadian and Afghan Businesses and Investors.

Afghan Sports Federation

Afghan sports Federation (ASF) is a non-profit organization based in Fairfax, Virginia area, for the benefit of amateur sports among the Afghan male and female youth and adults at every level of excellence in the United States and the world. ASF was formally established in 1998 by a group of Afghan soccer players and enthusiasts in the Metropolitan Washington DC area.

DynCorp International

For disaster response, humanitarian assistance, or interim base operating support services, DynCorp's Contingency Response Services can serve the local government agencies with rapid task order award, efficient project mobilization, and working along side in-country partners...

Roots of Peace

Roots of Peace works to unearth dangerous landmines in war-torn countries, empowering local communities to build sustainable crops on land once too dangerous to traverse, transforming scars of conflict into roots of peace.

You can help

By participating in the Afghan Trusted Network secure web portal you may:

- provide advice and counsel to other members to help strengthen the foundations of a civil society for Afghanistan

- send a secure message or participate in a chat outlining a particular project or initiative need or interest to benefit the people of Afghanistan

- post information about your organization's initiatives by sub-committee type

- contribute your time and talents to Afghan initiatives for the women and youth of Afghanistan

- listen to the needs of Afghans, be patient, don't overcommit, and synergize with others for maximum effect

Secure web portal users are encouraged to donate $75 annually to the Bayat Foundation which helps support the Afghan Youth Leadership Association.