Roshaniya, a registered 501c3 in the US, is an advocacy and support group dedicated to defending the rights of LGBT+ Afghans and empowering them to achieve equality and pursue a fulfilling life by helping them to escape state-sanctioned violence by relocating them to a safe haven. Roshaniya is the largest LGBT+ Afghan network dedicated to serving Afghanistan’s LGBT+ community.
Hamed was rejected by his family for being gay and after the Taliban came to power he fled Afghanistan with nowhere to go. Roshaniya helped him to secure passage to Oman where he is starting his new life free of persecution. Hamed is Roshaniya's Chief Technology Officer.