Nowzad Donkey Sanctuary

The Nowzad Donkey Sanctuary

In 2017 Nowzad opened the FIRST EVER donkey and horse sanctuary in Afghanistan.

The Sanctuary, situated on the outskirts of Kabul, is a haven of peace and tranquillity where the former working animals can recover and rest from their injuries and lives of toil and hardship. The Nowzad vets and dedicated staff provide veterinary treatment, good food and tender care. Long term sanctuary is given to animals too old, ill or frail to work again.

Our Animals

We currently have 14 donkeys, 2 horses, a cow, a goat and the sanctuary dog ‘King’ in life long care. Some of their photos and stories are profiled below.

Any animals that are returned to their owners are closely monitored by our vets. The owners also receive our ongoing support and animal husbandry advice on the care of their animals.

Your Donations

£1

for 1kg of bran

£8

for a monthly hoof trim for a donkey or horse

£20

to provide one insulated winter coat for a donkey or horse

£25

for a month's supply of carrots or eggs

£30

for one month's fuel supply to the Sanctuary - so critical for light and warmth in the winter months

£50

for one month's water supply

£80

for one month's hay supply

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Some of our Resues

No Name

During the summer of 2023, a poor abandoned donkey had fallen and was lying injured in a stream in one of the remote outlying areas of Kabul. He was found by a homeless Afghan lady who managed to get him out of the stream. The lady kept the donkey as she thought he might be a source of... Read more

Azad

Azad was rescued by our Afghan Country Manager Najwa, in November 2017. She was living in appalling conditions within an immigration camp, on the outskirts of Kabul city. When our team came across her, she was barely recognizable as a horse, with injuries and wounds covering her whole body. She... Read more

Shaheen

Shaheen, our beautiful young horse, came to the Sanctuary for treatment from his home with another NGO in 2022, and ended up staying for good so we could better treat his ongoing health problems. Shaheen had developed multiple skin tumours on his chest and legs which were proving... Read more

Purple

Purple came to us in early January 2024. He was found by our team covered in multiple open wounds all over his body and was quickly christened with his name, thanks to the colour of the wound spray we used on him. Very sadly, Purple had been overloaded with goods to take up and down... Read more

Shadow & Jack

Our two boys Shadow and Jack came to the Nowzad Donkey Sanctuary in the depths of winter 2022 from a little village west of Kabul called Deh Mazang. Both of them were working long hours every day to help their owners earn enough money for their families. The heavy carts were overladen with... Read more

Pat & Charlie

Our lovely girl Pat and her foal – Charlie - came to our sanctuary in 2021. Pat was living with a widowed lady in one of the villages on the outskirts of Kabul before we met her. Sadly, Pat has rickets – a musculoskeletal disorder due to a very poor diet from birth – which has... Read more

Maqbola

Our beautiful white donkey Maqbola arrived at the Nowzad hospital as an emergency case, after she and the cart she was pulling were crashed into by a car. Her leg was severely broken and splintered at the thigh bone and hip. Once her owner had been convinced to let her go for treatment, the vet... Read more

Dehmazang

This is Dehmazang – one of thousands of working donkeys in Kabul that suffer every day from injury, disease, malnourishment or poor welfare and husbandry. Luckily for Dehmazang, he was found by the Nowzad team before it was too late for him. This friendly boy was taken in by our vets in... Read more

David

David was rescued by Nowzad as a calf in January 2018. He was living in one of the migrant camps on the outskirts of Kabul. Like many of the animals we came across when conducting welfare visits to these camps, David had open wounds all over his legs that were severely infected. Conditions at... Read more

April

April, came from one of the more remote villages of Kabul. As is the case for most of the donkeys in Afghanistan, she had been used all her life for work, carrying heavy loads between villages and into the city. However in early 2023, April sadly lost her eyesight completely. Her owner... Read more

Nowzad Donkey Sanctuary, Afghanistan

The Nowzad Donkey Sanctuary

Our Animals

Your Donations

Some of our Resues