Hamed Wardak News

Director of Marketing for NCL Holdings at George Washington University

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:09:54 +0000

On July 23^rd, 2010, the NCL Holdings’ Director of Marketing, Stephen Rodriguez, spoke to more than 120 Latin American political and military leaders. He committed to establishing a reciprocal relationship between NCL Holdings, where Hamed Wardak is the founder and CEO, and the George Washington School of Political Management.

In addition, the speech helped with NCL Holdings’ broader goal of establishing end-to-end solutions for government and private customers.

Sports Wins in Afghanistan

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:45:47 +0000

A country always likes to hear about one of their sportsmen representing their country internationally and succeeding in their game. So when Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Siyar Bahadurzada defeated Carlos Alexandre Pereira in the first round by KO (knock out), the people of Afghanistan could really sit back, smile and take great pride. On a personal level this was great news too. It meant that Bahadurzada improved his record to 17 wins! But he is not just doing it for personal gains. Before the fight he wrote on his FB profile that “he would try to make his fans proud again.” Well, for sure the people of Afghanistan would be proud of their heritage with someone like Bahadurzada representing them. Someone like Hamed Wardak who is always working toward the betterment of quality of life for Afhgans would be equally proud.

Afghanistan School Renovated

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:09:11 +0000

Since a school in Parmakhan underwent severe damage in 2007, the school has not been functioning. But just recently, a ceremony was held to mark its re-opening following renovations at a cost of $120,000. Much work was involved in this project and other improvements (like a well and water pump) were also added. As well, new furniture was donated to the school. Because the school had to close, general school attendance in Parmakhan had dropped somewhat and this trend is now expected to reverse. Education is crucial for everyone; getting on in the world begins with a good education and the people of Afghanistan are no exception.

NCL Holdings with Hamed Wardak Giving Back

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:02:45 +0000

One of the main principles of NCL Holdings, where Hamed Wardak is the Chairman, President and Founder, is the need to give back. Mr. Wardak believes strongly in giving back to the Afghan community. With this goal in mind, NCL Holdings started their Community Outreach program. They have supporting the National Gallery of Arts Exhibit, “Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures of the National Museum, Kabul” and have, more recently, sponsored the Nooristan Foundation’s Annual Gala and the United Nation Refugee Agency’s World Refugee Day.

Their main goal is to help the Afghan people to help themselves. With Hamed Wardak and his leadership and vision, they believe that community-based philanthropic outreach is one of the key ways to help to create a new Afghanistan.

Improving Afghanistan’s Rural Economies

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:47:32 +0000

Afghan-American Hamed Wardak has been instrumental in generating employment opportunities for Afghans. As a way of generating production in agriculture and to strengthen rural economies, USAID has financed a project which “provides animal husbandry training and goat and chicken distribution to women in need of assistance.” Since in general the Afghan culture means that only the men own livestock, “community leaders and local authorities worked with USAID to select the most vulnerable beneficiaries to participate in the project.” Now some of these women are being trained in animal husbandry and given their own livestock to start their own business and pull them and their families out of poverty. It is the USAID’s Integrated Livestock, Beekeeping, and Poultry Assistance Project which is truly helping many families get back on their feet by “providing sustainable livelihoods for families living along strategic provincial roads.”

UN Refugee Agency’s Work in Afghanistan

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:37:22 +0000

Hamed Wardak makes generous donations to the U.S. Association for the U.N. Refugee Agency in an effort to assist some of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable citizens. The organization is currently looking for additional financial aid to back emergency situations including this year’s project, the “voluntary return and reintegration of Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons back to their home country.” This organization has helped over five million Afghans return home which makes it “the largest voluntary repatriation organized by UNHCR in the last 10 years.” In addition, over 1.4 million Afghans benefitted from the UNHCR’s 9,000 water program “in high or potential return areas as well as those hit by drought.” In addition to this work, the organization “is trying to conduct confidence-building measures to promote peaceful inter-ethnic co-existence.” All of these efforts are great news for those working towards a better Afghanistan.

Improved Healthcare in Afghanistan

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:52:57 +0000

Health care is seeing tremendous improvements in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktya where two hospitals are currently being constructed. They will be able to hold 120 beds, which will more than double what the province currently has (three hospitals with only 110 beds in total). It is the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bayat Foundation (national humanitarian organization) putting up the funds for these hospitals. USAID is putting up $7 million. More hospitals are planned for the future, most notably a small one in Gardez city (with a commitment of funds from the government of Pakistan) and in the past the World Health Organization (WHO) funded a tuberculosis center.

Hamed Wardak & NCL Holdings Sponsor World Refugee Day

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:33:14 +0000

Each year on World Refugee Day, USA for UNHCR raises awareness by bringing together important supporters of refugee relief. This year, the events were held from June 18^th-20^th with the theme “Home” and included former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr, former refugees and UNHCR field staff.

NCL Holdings with president Hamed Wardak donated $30,000 to sponsor the 2010 World Refugee Day. Mr. Hamed Wardak’s generous contribution will enable refugees to find new homes and new futures by helping them to resettle, repatriate and integrate back into society.

As Hamed Wardak, President of NCL Holdings explained, “The work and support provided by UNHCR is essential to refugees in Afghanistan and worldwide. I continue to sponsor UNHCR’s events like World Refugee Day and get involved in their work because the refugee women, who are the most disadvantaged group in Afghanistan, need our help.”

Hamed Wardak on Generating Employment in Afghanistan

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:01:02 +0000

President and CEO of NCL Holdings, LLC, Hamed Wardak, through his company, attempts to generate local employment in Afghanistan. But Wardak is not the only one trying to improve the job situation for the people of Afghanistan. For example, in May, two municipal landfills were being developed which would keep over a thousand Afghans in work for around three months. As well, plans to improve Shajoy’s main bazaar road have given work to four hundred Afghans work. What this means in terms of money is that of the more than one million dollars set aside for this project, Afghan workers will be taking home over 95% of it. Employment in agriculture in the very near future is planned for the construction of four major mega water dams, funded by Afghan’s central government.

Hamed Wardak and US-Afghanistan Relations

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:30:07 +0000

Hamed Wardak, founding vice president of the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce, spends much of his time seeking ways to strengthen relations between the two countries. Recent developments via Afghan’s Finance Ministry and America’s Ambassador to Afghanistan run very much along these lines. The Ambassador, along with Afghan’s Finance Ministry’s officials recently activated two new and seven reconstructed Inland Customs Depot Warehouses in Kabul.

It is always helpful for Afghanistan to receive funding from America, as it attests to the improvement in the quality of relations between the two countries. This project garnered $1.2m in funding from the government of America.