Goals of the conference
The inspiring event, the Afghan Dutch Conference, was organized with three goals in mind; firstly, to celebrate the 100th year of Independence of Afghanistan. Secondly, to bring two countries closer together for stronger bonds during collaborations.
Thirdly, and most importantly, to bring the Afghan diaspora together.
Positive vibes
During the conference, there was a feeling of positivity, hopefulness, and creativity. These feelings were shared by the Afghan diaspora and our Dutch visitors. Therefore, as a result of these positive vibes, both groups took part with the same enthusiasm in the brainstorm sessions to work on a better Afghanistan.
Encouragement
After the long day, there were delicious Afghan bites and an amazing performance on the topic of “migration and finding your identity within two cultures” by the Shah of Holland. The ending of the Afghan Dutch Conference gives us, as a foundation, a great amount of encouragement to keep working and organizing events such as this with our partners (Ministry of Foreign Affairs & S. Shirzad) and amazing volunteers. Also, we feel our three goals for the conference were met with great success.
Finally, enjoy the below pictures of the Afghan Dutch Conference 2019 and a video that gives an insight into the day.
Images made by: Foad Dehqanpour
The end of ADC2019 
Sharing the results of the brainstorm sessions 
Performance by The Shah of Holland 
Afghan drinks and bites at the end of the day 
Participants during brainstorm sessions 
Brainstorm session on Education 
Entrepreneurship brainstorm session 
Brainstorm session on Diaspora Networking 
Coffee break with traditional Afghan Music 
Major Ronald van den Heuvel Officer Royal Netherlands Army & Afghanistan-veteran 
Interaction with the audience 
Mr. N. Azad 
Drs. T. van der Plas 
Moderator of the day S. Shirzad 
Opening of ADC2019 by the chairman of KEIHAN Foundation Dr. R. Muslem
