Zabihullah Behjat

Behjat has a degree in journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Heart, Afghanistan.

His journalistic career started when he joined Baran, a local radio station in Herat. For two years, he worked there as a news reporter and news anchor. Because of his interest in writing, he worked as a regional reporter for Hasht-e-Subh, one of the most prominent Daily newspapers for 8 months. His reports are available on the newspaper’s website.

Furthermore, he co-founded IRSA, the first students’ magazine in the Journalism and Mass Communication department. Under his supervision, IRSA was published two times successfully. Besides, he was the senior editor of Pegah, the Journalism Department’s Weekly paper.

In addition, he participated in various seminars and training courses to enhance his Journalistic skills. Having multimedia skills aided him in voluntarily working for different organizations supporting Afghan journalists as a photographer for two years.

Moreover, he is interested in video journalism. He has made a plethora of short films and documentaries. He has made a documentary showcasing Afghanistan’s Psychiatric patients which has nearly seventy thousand views on YouTube. His talent in Video journalism paved the way for him to join Ariana Television Network and work there as a news reporter for six months. He made an investigative report that was named the best and only field investigative report on respected TV.

In 2018, he joined International Kindness Sharing. Most of the products that Behjat has produced for IKS are available online. He describes his work experience in IKS as exceptional and effective. Working for needy and helpless people, supporting poor families, helping children to be educated, and aiding homeless people, are the outcomes that Behjat has taken from working with IKS. As the International Kindness Sharing’s advocate, Behjat has traveled to different provinces and cities of the country to distribute Kindness Sharing’s aid to needy people. Currently, he works for IKS with his teammates, trying to help people be educated and have food on the table.

It is noteworthy that Behjat has been working on a program called Spreading Kindness through Education for Children focusing on Working Children & Displaced Children for five years for Kindness Sharing. In this program, he is filming children working on the roads. After thorough research, he identifies the neediest children to help them stop working on Kabul streets but  go to school. With the sponsorship of IKS, many children can study in private schools through Spreading Kindness Through Education.

Now, many of these children are being named as the top students of their classes in their schools. Besides schooling, Behjat helps these children learn life skills too.

Behjat speaks Farsi, Pashto, and English. He is skilled in writing, editing, filming, and management of media. Behjat usually reads books, produces social media content, and makes short films. He loves to play snooker, chess, and soccer. Currently, he is preparing himself for the TOEFL Test. His life motto is learning new ideas and helping people.

Behjat wishes to become a great leader for the future to help needy families’ children get a proper education.