Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    ASCEND AFGHANISTAN - ASCEND IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS FEMALE LEADERS THROUGH ATHLETICS-BASED TRAINING. OUR VISION IS TO DEVELOP CITIZEN-ATHLETES WHO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR SOCIETY'S TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE. SINCE 2015, ASCEND HAS PUT OVER 100 YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH A 2-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PREPARES GIRLS TO BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY STRONG AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO BE ACTIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS. WE HIGHLIGHT THE CAPABILITY OF WOMEN THROUGH AMBITIOUS MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITIONS; IT WAS AN ASCEND TEAM MEMBER WHO MADE HISTORY IN 2018 AS THE FIRST AFGHAN WOMAN TO SUMMIT MT NOSHAQ (AFGHANISTAN'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN). WE CREATE CHANGE THROUGH A HOLISTIC TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDING ROCK CLIMBING, BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS, PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING, YOGA, FITNESS, NUTRITION, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. EACH PARTICIPANT COMPLETES A SERVICE PROJECT IN HER COMMUNITY, BROADENING THE REACH OF THE PROGRAM TO ASSIST MANY OTHERS, AND GIVING PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVISM.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $131.6K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    MOUNTAINEERING AND ROCK CLIMBING PROVIDE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS TO PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS AND SET NEW GOALS FOR THEMSELVES. IN A CHALLENGING PHYSICAL SETTING, GIRLS LEARN TO RELY ON THEIR OWN STRENGTH AND WORK AS A TEAM. THIS ENTAILS EXPEDITIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS REGULAR DAY TRIPS TO CLIMBING CRAGS. THERE IS ALSO A REGULAR INDOOR ROCK-CLIMBING PRACTICE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $5.5K

  • Afghan Evacuation & Resettlement Program

    AFGHAN EVACUATION & RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM - ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT INVESTS IN YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH ATHLETICS-BASED LEADERSHIP TRAINING. THE PURPOSE OF THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM WAS TO PROVIDE DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO THE 134 AFGHANS WHO ASCEND HELPED EVACUATE FROM AFGHANISTAN IN 2021/2022. THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE ASCEND HELPED THESE PEOPLE RESETTLE LEGALLY IN THEIR NEW HOMES WITH SUPPORT FOR HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. ASCEND CLOSED THIS PROGRAM ON DECEMBER 31, 2022.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $257.9K