SERVE Afghanistan

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Serve Afghanistan is a charity registered in the UK which works in Afghanistan carrying out community development, education and training projects, particularly for Afghans with disabilities. [1]

It was founded in 1972 to help victims of a famine in Ghor in Afghanistan and it was formally registered in 1980 as SERVE. In 2005 the charity transferred all assets to the newly formed charity Serve Afghanistan. [1]

Serve Afghanistan is primarily funded by grants from other international charities.

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References

  1. 1 2 SERVE Afghanistan, Charity Commission, charity number 1105086