Foundation Activity Framework
The Foundation is a scientific and research institution whose activities and practices are organized according to scholarly standards.
About the Foundation
Hazara Encyclopaedia Foundation
The Hazara Encyclopaedia Foundation is an independent, non-profit research institution founded in Kabul in 1391 SH through consultation with a group of university professors and researchers. The central purpose of establishing the Foundation is compiling the Hazara Encyclopaedia. The Hazara Encyclopaedia Foundation is registered in the United Kingdom, and its administrative and scholarly staff, including members of the Scientific Council, experts, and authors, are present in different countries around the world.
Principles and Standards
Neutrality and Avoiding Specific Biases
The Foundation avoids religious, ethnic, and regional bias.
Commitment to Human Values and Equality
Gender equality, respect for human values, and human rights are observed across all organizational affairs and practical activities.
Institutional Structure
Hazara Encyclopaedia Foundation Organizational Structure
The Foundation's bodies are: A. Founders' Board; B. Board of Directors / Supreme Administrative Council; C. Board of Trustees; D. Scientific Council.
The activities of each of the Foundation's four bodies are regulated through separate procedures.
A.
Founders' Board
This body includes the people who played a role in founding, forming, and organizing the institution. The most important duty of the Founders' Board is drafting and setting the broad policies of the Hazara Encyclopaedia Foundation.
B.
Board of Directors / Supreme Administrative Council
The Board of Directors is the Foundation's executive body. It is formed to administer and organize the Foundation's affairs and activities, and its members are selected by the Founders' Board. Its most important duty is planning and preparing executive, research, economic, and cultural programs in coordination with the Founders' Board.
The following two sections also operate under the Supreme Administrative Council:
1. Finance Committee
This committee is responsible for all financial affairs of the encyclopaedia, including charitable contributions, sales of encyclopaedia volumes, and targeted support. It prepares monthly and quarterly financial reports, including all encyclopaedia expenses such as staff salaries and honoraria for authors and field researchers, and sends them to the Board of Trustees for review.
2. Communications Committee
This committee was created to share information about the encyclopaedia through its website, social media channels, and the media.
C.
Board of Trustees
To ensure the integrity and financial transparency of the Foundation's activities and to draw on the community's maximum capacity, the Board of Trustees of the Hazara Encyclopaedia Foundation is formed from reputable people active in social, scholarly, economic, and civic fields.
D.
Scientific Council
The Scientific Council is part of the encyclopaedia's scholarly organization. The Foundation's Scientific Council manages, plans, and supervises the encyclopaedia's scientific and research activities.
The Foundation has a detailed statute that defines the activities of each of its four institutional bodies.
Compilation and Publication Timeline
2012
Foundation Established
The Hazara Encyclopaedia Foundation is established in Kabul in 2012 as an independent research institution.
2015
Writing of Volume One Begins
Compilation and writing of the first volume begin in early 2015.
2018
Publication of Volume One
The first volume of the Hazara Encyclopaedia is published in winter 2018.
2020
Publication of the Second Edition
After expert feedback and two years of revision, the expanded second edition of Volume One is published in winter 2020 with additional material.
Hazarapaedia Application
Digital Access to the Hazara Encyclopaedia
The Hazarapaedia application gives readers access to all articles from the second edition of the first volume of the Hazara Encyclopaedia and will publish the latest information gathered for each entry. Articles are arranged both alphabetically and by subject, are searchable within the application, and later volumes will be added gradually and continuously. By joining Hazarapaedia, readers can access reliable, comprehensive, and non-judgmental information across different fields of Hazara society.