The national Afghan Foundation for Culture and Civil Society was established in March 2003 as an independent social organization by a group of Afghans concerned with the fate of Afghan culture and the strengthening of Afghan civil society. Its board member include senior member of the Academy of Sciences, the Human Rights Commission, the Judiciary, members of artists’ and research organization of Kabul University, and the Director of the National Museum. The foundation is registered with the Ministry of Justice as an independent social foundation. The headquarters are in a historic building in the center of Kabul, where it can accommodate up to 300 people in its weekly socio-cultural events.