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Knock Knock, VALENTINE is on the way!

Jan 31, 2023

Knock Knock, VALENTINE is on the way!

As the clock ticks down, mark your calendars for Valentine's Day Celebration. A day filled with love and affection cherished by couples worldwide....

Introducing the Aseel Mobile App: A Convenient Way to Purchase Handicrafts and Contribute to Charitable Causes

Jan 26, 2023

Introducing the Aseel Mobile App: A Convenient Way to Purchase Handicrafts and Contribute to Charitable Causes

With Aseel, you can shop with a purpose and make a difference in the world through your donation and aid....

Last-Minute Gift Guide for Christmas

Dec 13, 2022

Last-Minute Gift Guide for Christmas

December is all about celebration, with Christmas taking precedence for the majority. To get this festivity done...

Astounding Handmade Collection from 5 Turkish Artisans

Nov 25, 2022

Astounding Handmade Collection from 5 Turkish Artisans

With ever-changing fashion trends and tendencies, Aseel is back with its five most popular Turkish artists...

Distribution Report from Nuristan

Oct 24, 2022

Distribution Report from Nuristan

Aseel Do Good Team distributed 120 Emergency Food Packages in the Wama District of Nuristan. ...

5 Must-Have Wooden Items by Afghan Artists for Your Office Space

Oct 20, 2022

5 Must-Have Wooden Items by Afghan Artists for Your Office Space

Having a vintage and antique office interior is in demand for many new and ...

A letter from Nasrat Khalid, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Sep 22, 2022

A letter from Nasrat Khalid, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer

This is Nasrat Khalid, the founder of Aseel. If you are receiving this note, I am confident that you are an amazing person...

Afghan Women Artisans Enter the Digital Economy

Sep 21, 2022

Afghan Women Artisans Enter the Digital Economy

Women's inclusion in the digital world is frequently seen as one of the core missions of initiatives or businesses in today’s era....

Look at how your support has enabled Aseel to save lives in Afghanistan

Aug 14, 2022

Look at how your support has enabled Aseel to save lives in Afghanistan

This August marks the one-year anniversary since the launch of Aseel’s emergency response campaign ...

Aseel Earthquake Relief Efforts in Paktika

Jun 24, 2022

Aseel Earthquake Relief Efforts in Paktika

As news spread about the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, Aseel immediately prepared and delivered 80 packages to the Gayan district in Paktika....

Aseel Among Finalists in SID-US Innovation Competition

Jul 6, 2022

Aseel Among Finalists in SID-US Innovation Competition

It is an outstanding accomplishment for Aseel to secure the finalist title in the Society for International Development United States (SID-US)...

Aseel’s Invitation to DEMAC's International Conference on Diaspora Humanitarianism

Jun 30, 2022

Aseel’s Invitation to DEMAC's International Conference on Diaspora Humanitarianism

Aseel was invited to participate in the International Conference on Diaspora Humanitarianism as organized by Diaspora Emergency Action and...

Aseel’s invitation to the “AFGHAN DIASPORA CALL TO ACTION”, Conference, Brussels, Belgium

Jun 1, 2022

Aseel’s invitation to the “AFGHAN DIASPORA CALL TO ACTION”, Conference, Brussels, Belgium

The Aseel PR lead was invited to participate in ‘Diaspora Action for Afghanistan,’ a two-day conference held in Brussels from the 15 to 16th of May, 2022. This conference aimed to identify immedi...

Aseel to help 15,000 children in Afghanistan

Mar 15, 2022

Aseel to help 15,000 children in Afghanistan

The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is escalating, and this time there is an alarming mortality rate of newborns. At the beginning of the year, the UN announced that if urgent action is not taken, ...

What are Aseel Omid ID Cards ?

Feb 2, 2022

What are Aseel Omid ID Cards ?

One of the lessons learned the ASEEL team has picked up throughout our 4 years of experience in Afghanistan working with artisans and the humanitarian sector is that Afghanistan has always had the res...

Afghan entrepreneur’s e-commerce app pivots to help during crisis

Aug 26, 2021

Afghan entrepreneur’s e-commerce app pivots to help during crisis

In 2018, he made that dream a reality using $175,000 in savings and loans from family and friends, to launch the internet platform Aseel. The Etsy-style e-commerce site enables rural artisans to se...

How Afghan E-Commerce Startup Aseel Is Pivoting to Help Its Compatriots In Need

Oct 19, 2021

How Afghan E-Commerce Startup Aseel Is Pivoting to Help Its Compatriots In Need

When Mohammad Nasir went to a camp for internally displaced refugees in Kabul for the first time, people swarmed around him, trying to get their hands on packages of food he was carrying. In the de...

ASEEL Responds to the Ongoing Crisis in Afghanistan

Aug 19, 2021

ASEEL Responds to the Ongoing Crisis in Afghanistan

Aseel was established out of Afghanistan a little over three years ago. Since then, we have worked tirelessly to grow Afghanistan’s artisan sectors and local economies harnessing ecommerce technolog...

Aseel Distributes Another Round of Covid Relief

Oct 3, 2020

Aseel Distributes Another Round of Covid Relief

Aseel continues to support its network of artisan communities during the COVID - 19 pandemic....

With Finalist Appearance for Entrepreneurship World Cup, ASEEL Migrates to Amazon Web Services

Nov 19, 2020

With Finalist Appearance for Entrepreneurship World Cup, ASEEL Migrates to Amazon Web Services

Earlier this year, ASEEL was selected as one of the top 100 startups in the global Entrepreneurship World Cup. ASEEL competed with over 100,000 startups globally to be crowned as one of the top 100...