Afghanistan Core Team
Mr. Haji Sardar Mohammad Amiri, Founder, Acting CEO, and Chief of Operations
sardar@myafghanmountains.org
Sardar Mohammad Amiri is deeply passionate about nature, and community conservation in mountain areas in Afghanistan. A project manager, rural development field operations specialist. He sits as unpaid board member for two non-profits, Free to Run, and Baba School.
Founder of Ecology and Conservation Organization of Afghanistan (ECOA). Sardar studied sociology in college. He has worked with UNEP, and UNHCR, as well as subject expert with SOAS (the School of Oriental and Asian Studies), in London, and with the Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
ECOA partners with the HALO Trust, Wildlife Conservation Society, UNDP, UNEP, WFP, FAO, the defacto Government of Afghanistan. ECOA seeks to bravely demonstrate poverty and environment focused watershed and livelihood projects in Afghanistan.
Its motto is “Protect, Connect, Support”.
ECOA’s mission is to stop degradation of Afghanistan’s environment, and ensure a sustainable future for the communities that live in it. This is achieved through:
1) Conserving of biological diversity (flora, fauna, and ecosystems biodiversity).
2) Ensuring the sustainable use of renewable natural resources with communities and local government.
3) Building informatics, data science and action capacity
4) Securing livelihoods for the poor, and those who manage the land.
Afghanistan in 2024, and into the winter of 2024/2025 is facing many challenges. Sardar did not leave in the fallout of 2022. He is a relentless and unique warriar for the weak and oppressed.
He wants to inspire others to work hard and change their lives. Sardar has continued to work for Afghanistan, on the ground. Sardar brings his passion, humour, and extensive local knowledge to all his work.
He is an irreplaceable asset and honorable person in every way.
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Islamudin Farhang
Deputy Director
support@myafghanmountains.org
A native of Bamyan, Islamudin runs ECOA Administration, and is Acting Deputy Chief.
He enjoys hiking and talking to people. By using his background in political science, he is hoping to contribute to the environmental policymaking in Afghanistan for the benefit of vulnerable communities.
Almas Moradi
Finance Assistant
finance@myafghanmountains.org
An avid hiker and ecologist, Moradi is lifelong conviction is that preserving environment is preserving the wealth and assets of generations today and tomorrow.
Jamshed Alizai
FIELD Coordinator Helmand River Basin Flagship
field@myafghanmountains.org
Co-founder and location manager of the Kandahar Desk, and MIMI Project
Habiba Amiri
ECOA Executive Director
habiba@myafghanmountains.org
Co-founder and manager of the GLOW Section at ECOA (Gender Leadership and Opportunities for Women and Girls), Habiba grew up in Bamyan and fought to attend school and college, despite her communities’ strict views on women’s right to education. Habiba loves hiking in the Baba Mountains, and is passionate about making impact on women’s livelihoods and gender equality in ECOA project areas.