# BSP sisters spearhead effort to support Afghan people in the Bay Area

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August 13, 2021

UC Berkeley Biology Scholars Program News

BSP alumna **Nazineen Kandahari** and her sister, current BSP member, **Nilufar Kayhani**, recently founded a health education initiative, the [Afghan Clinic](https://www.afghanclinic.com/). Inspired by the disconnect they saw in their own community between health resources and knowledge, they were motivated to create a space for their community to address the health issues Afghan communities experience in the United States.

[**Berkeley Public Health | Sisters and UC Berkeley students create health education initiative for Afghan refugees**](https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/students/students-create-health-education-initiative-for-afghan-refugees/)

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- [Sisters and UC Berkeley students create health education initiative for Afghan refugees](https://bsp.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/2021-08-13_ucb-public-health_sisters-and-uc-berkeley-students-create-health-education-initiative-for-afghan-refugees.pdf)\
  *August 13, 2021 | UC Berkeley Public Health*