Founded by Steve McCurry in 2005, ImagineAsia, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Its mission is to work in partnership with local community leaders and regional
NGO’s to help provide educational resources and
opportunities to children in Afghanistan.
Photo taken by Amina
In 2015, ImagineAsia established the Young Women’s Photography Initiative
in Bamiyan, Kabul, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, and Badakhshan.
Photo taken by Madina
The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity
to document their communities by giving them
the tools to create their own art.
Photo taken by Shringul
Photo taken by Kamila
Photo taken by Kobra
The students’ photos portray
universal themes and reflect the resiliency of their culture,
which gives them a powerful voice
Photo taken by Rizagul
Photo taken by Mahsuoma
Photo taken by Mina
Photo taken by Zahra
Photo taken by Zahra
Photo taken by Shabana
Photo taken by Zainab
Photo taken by Faizea
Photo taken by Faizea
Photo taken by Shrin-Gul
Photo taken by Masooma
Photo taken by Husna
Photo taken by Husna
Photo taken by Nazanin
Photo taken by Rizagul
Photo taken by Amina
Photo taken by Amina
In 2019, ImagineAsia established the program in Arizona and Puerto Rico.
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