Hafizullah Khaled

100px|right|thumb|HASCO founderHafizullah KhaledHafizullah Khaled "حفیظ الله خالد" is an Afghan humanitarian, poet, writer and founder of the Help Afghan School Children Organization HASCO based in Vienna (Austria).

HASCO is a not-for-profit, non-political Organization dedicated to assist Afghan new returnees and displaced families send their children into school. Mr.Hafizullah Khaled has devoted himself to spread the message of Peace and assist the vulnerable children of Afghanistan. During last seven years Mr. Khaled has travelled several times to different part of Afghanistan in order to assist orphans and disadvantaged children and promote education of Afghan children.

Mr. Khaled has numerous articles and poems in both Afghan Official languages (Pashto and Dari). His poems spread the message of peace among Afghans and defend the rights of disadvantaged children, some of his poems such as “Children the flowers of our garden” (Pashto poem),”Curse on war” ای جنګ لعنتی (Dari poem),"Why this continued war?" چرا این جنگ بی پایان (Dari poem),"My dream" زما ارمان (Pashto poem) have appeared on several Afghan web sites and publications.Mr. Khaled received his Licentiate's degree in Law and Political science from Kabul University and worked as Liaison Officer to UNGAMAP and OSGAP with Mr. Benon Sevan Team in late 1980s. Mr.Benon Sevan was a special envoy of United Nation Secretary General in Afghanistan. He was assigned to transfer power peacefully to a neutral interim government in Afghanistan. Mr.Benon Sevan’s peace plan was blocked in the last days of its implementation.

Mr. Khaled is an Advisor of [http://topics.developmentgateway.org/afghanistan Afghanistan Reconstruction] in [http://home.developmentgateway.org/ Development Gateway] , member of the directors board in [http://www.hopesjourney.org/html_pages/board.php Hopes Journey Organization] , and contributor to several humanitarian and Afghan children related Organizations.

In July 2007 Mr.Hafizullah Khaled was appointed as "Person Of the Month" by University-Community Partnership for Social Action Research Network for his role in assisting Afghan poor children and promoting education in Afghanistan. Other personalities including Shirin Ebadi from Iran, Muhammad Yunus Khan from Bangladesh and Dr.Wangari Maathai were also appointed as "Person Of the Month" by University-Community Partnership for Social Action Research Network.

Mr.Khaled has written his monograph about military expenditures in the world where he explained the need for reducing huge military expenditures and spending these resources for social and economic development such as building schools for children, health facilities and supplying drinking water for poor people all over the world.

In recent years Hafizullah Khaled has aligned with many different Afghanistan-related organizations for the betterment of the Afghan people. His focus is mainly on children’s right, welfare and establishing peaceful nations.

External links

* [http://www.help-afghan-school-children.org/ Help Afghan School Children Org (HASCO)]
* [http://www.igloo.org/community.igloo?r0=community&r0_script=/scripts/folder/view.script&r0_pathinfo=/{130f1668-bf27-4e2b-b317-5e0f3fa88e7c}/newslett/personalit/hafizullah&r0_output=xml Univesity Community]
* [http://afghanistan.developmentgateway.org/Community-Teams.11070+M5d7e2c7714d.0.html?&group_id=190 Development Gateway Afghanistan Reconstruction]