(Bonus) Aref Dostyar -- Dreaming Big for Afghanistan
Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff and Friends
Bob Goff
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2019
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
If you know Bob at all, you know he's involved in bringing hope and restoration to countries across the world through Love Does. Recently, Bob and team traveled to Afghanistan to facilitate another Dream Big live workshop with emerging leaders in Afghanistan, and they spent a few minutes with Bob's good friend, Aref Dostyar.
Aref Dostyar works with the Afghan government to help craft policies to create lasting peace. He has been part of several national, regional, and international initiatives for peace in his country. Additionally, he supports young Afghans who envision an inclusive & open society. He is also passionate about education for kids, particularly those who have been internally displaced due to conflict. Dostyar has a Master of Arts degree in International Peace & Policy Studies from the University of Notre Dame. He loves his people and lives with them in Afghanistan. He can be followed @ArefDostyar.
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On the episode:
Producer : Haley King
Engineer : Jackson Carpenter
Co-host : Scott Schimmel
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody it's Bob Gough here. I'm so glad you're joining us for the |
| 0:10.9 | Dream Big Podcast with Bob Gough and Friends. |
| 0:14.1 | And today I'm just so excited for you to hear from one of my friends. |
| 0:20.7 | This is a little bit unusual. |
| 0:22.2 | This is going to be our bonus podcast because I flew to Kabul, Afghanistan, and met with a dear friend that is in Afghanistan. |
| 0:32.0 | Government has done amazing things, |
| 0:35.0 | and is a force behind this school that we've started |
| 0:40.0 | in Afghanistan for little boys and girls and has just become a dear dear friend over the last year or two. |
| 0:48.0 | What I want you to do is listen closely from a humble guy who has a lot to say about loving people, having an ambition, going after |
| 0:57.8 | it, doing with passion and resolve, and then not being afraid along the way. |
| 1:02.1 | I hope you're as encouraged as I was. |
| 1:04.0 | Listen in. |
| 1:05.0 | Hey everybody, we're in Kabul, Afghanistan today. |
| 1:10.0 | I'm with a friend, a rough, and you've just got to meet him. He's not only a really good |
| 1:17.1 | friend, but he's a wise friend, and is at the forefront of so many things that are important for the country of Afghanistan. |
| 1:26.5 | So Arrif, tell us about you and for people that don't know Afghanistan, what's your role and what do you see is happening in Afghanistan |
| 1:37.4 | right now? |
| 1:38.4 | Thank you, Bob. |
| 1:40.4 | Thank you for your visit to Afghanistan. You always inspire us when you come and speak to our students and the young people and also young leaders in our country. |
| 1:52.0 | I work with our government and build and strengthen our |
| 1:59.6 | state relationship with other states both in the region and beyond that with the wider international |
| 2:06.7 | community. |
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