About Jaleh Esfahani Foundation

The Foundation was set up in December 2007, a few days after the death of Jaleh Esfahani at her memorial meeting at City University, London.

Jaleh Esfahani Foundation is a charitable organisation and we are in the process of registering it with the UK Charity Commission.

The main objectives of the Foundation are as follows:

  1. Publish the unpublished work of Jaleh Esfahani
  2. Maintain and make available the works of Jaleh Esfahani
  3. Fulfil Jaleh's wish of helping young Persian poets including Iran, Afghanistan and Tajiskistan

The Foundation has adopted the Charity Commission's Model Trust Deed (GD2) as its governing document.

The Foundation is open to all who agree with its aims, abide by its constitution and apply in writing to be a member.

The founding members of the Bonyad are as follows:

  1. Farah Abbasi
  2. Nahid Afzali
  3. Reza Aghnami
  4. Saba Ansari
  5. Ali Ayeneh
  6. Bijan Badi
  7. Mehrdad Badi
  8. Aghdas Dargahi
  9. Enayat Fani
  10. Nasrin Fani
  11. Reza Ghassemi
  12. Jaleh Gohari
  13. Mehri Kashani
  14. Najiba Kasraee
  15. Esmail Khoi
  16. Lotfali Khonji
  17. Mahmud Kianush
  18. Sattar Laghai
  19. Pari Mansouri Kianush
  20. Assad Minoo
  21. Foroutan Parand
  22. Bijan Pourbehnam
  23. Hossein Rezaipour
  24. Manoochehr Sabetian
  25. Morassa Safaei-Stansfield
  26. Mary Sakho
  27. Iraj Sattari
  28. Rouhi Shafii
  29. Rouhangiz Sharifian
  30. Rouhangiz Shiranipour
  31. Roya Tavazoi
  32. Shadab Vajdi
  33. Lobat Vala
  34. Esmail Zia

If you wish to join the Foundation or help it in any way please contact the acting Chairperson of the Foundation Mr Foroutan Parand.
Telephne: +44 (0) 7957348112 E-mail: fsp@parand.co.uk

If you wish to donate please directly pay into Foundation's bank account and inform us of your donation if you wish to do so:
Account name: Bonyad Jaleh Esfahani
Sort Code: 20-24-64 (Barclays Bank Croydon Branch)
Account number: 43885186

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The use of any material by a third party is free if the source is mentioned on all published or printed work.

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