Verista Inc. traces its history to 2007, when Baraka Foundation was created to raise awareness and conduct fundraising for girls\u2019 education in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
After incorporation as a nonprofit in 2012, Baraka Foundation sponsored presentations of Beyond the Mountains<\/a>, a photography exhibit aimed at giving Americans the sense of walking among ordinary Afghans.<\/p>\n Renamed Verista<\/a> in 2015, the organization acted as a fiscal sponsor for the Herb Bus<\/a>, a free clinic and mobile classroom based in Atlanta,\u00a0 and investigative reporting projects<\/a> in Pakistan that seek out multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n In 2019, the organization expanded its purpose to support all forms of freedom of expression. This has included the development of a studio for kilnformed glass<\/a> in Decatur, GA.<\/p>\n In 2021, Verista returned to Afghanistan to aid journalists<\/a> both in and out of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Verista Inc. traces its history to 2007, when Baraka Foundation was created to raise awareness and conduct fundraising for girls\u2019 education in Afghanistan. After incorporation as a nonprofit in 2012, Baraka Foundation sponsored presentations of Beyond the Mountains, a photography exhibit aimed at giving Americans the sense of walking among ordinary Afghans. Renamed Verista in … Continue reading History<\/span>