Hindara Educational and Social Development Organization (HESDO) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated for social development of Afghanistan through education, capacity building, peace building and conflict resolution, promotion of democracy, human rights protection, good governance, research and assessment, psycho social support, water sanitation and hygiene services.

The organization's roots were planted in March 2003, when a group of intellectuals, educationists, writers and journalists led by Ghousuddin Frotan arranged a seminar on the importance of Mother Tongue. Initially the team started educational, cultural and social welfare activities on voluntary basis. It was warmly welcomed by the general public, governmental officials and local civil society organizations. It encouraged the core team to initiate organized and planned efforts towards the community development specially the Afghan youth and public sector. The leadership of Ghousuddin Frotan transformed the energetic group into an organized team i.e. Hindara Media and Cultural Foundation in September 2005.

The Foundation aimed towards the promotion of media activities and preservation of cultural values in Afghanistan. The main objectives were to contribute towards rehabilitation and reconstruction process of the country through media and cultural, research, youth empowerment, good governance and capacity building services.
After its years of operations, the foundation leadership realized that the majority of Afghans are illiterate and even those who are literate, they are unskilled and non productive.  The continuous war and conflicts in the region has drastically changed the behaviour and attitude towards social injustice and instability. The leadership found that they could get their vision and long-term goals more effectively if they focus on education, social development, increasing productive capacity of youth and public sector, human rights advocacy, psycho social support, emergency and relief services. This was the main theme behind, when the leadership changed its name to “Hindara Educational and Social Development Organization” (HESDO) in 2014.