bˈɑːɹmæk ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈæfɡæn tʃˈɪldɹən ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən mˈuːvmənt ɐsˈɛm, ɐn ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ðæt pɹəmˈoʊts lˈɪɾɚɹəsi, kˈʌltʃɚɹ ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹts, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ mˈækhmɐlbˌæf.
Barmak is also director of the Afghan Children Education Movement (ACEM), an association that promotes literacy, culture and the arts, which was also founded by Makhmalbaf.