Saturday, November 6, 2021 Shlama Foundation: Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Assyrian Chaldean Syriac People of Northern Iraq By Betsy Richman | December 19, 2021 The folkloric costumes that the Shlama Foundation is producing in Northern Iraq are breathtaking. The colorful and heavily embroidered tunics, headpieces, jewelry, and shawls …
Saturday, October 23, 2021 I AM A GIRL: Empowering and Uplifting Women in Eastern Uganda By Betsy Richman | December 19, 2021 Desire Kiraboo, co-founder and executive director of I AM A GIRL since its inception in Western Uganda in 2019, kicked off the AWIU Conversation with a question: “What …
Los Angeles Chapter Burma through the Eyes of KhinSandi Lwin: “GenZ — We will be the last generation to live under this oppression” By Betsy Richman | December 19, 2021 The Los Angeles chapter was in for a treat when Maggie Sabbag organized the first chapter gathering since the onset …
By Betsy Richman & Chun-Chieh Lin, December 1, 2021 Chun-Chieh Lin only joined AWIU a few months ago, but already she’s popular with the kids at the Modern Model Residential School (MMRS) in Western Nepal, one of our 2021 grant recipients. Chun has pulled together a group of dedicated AWIU …
Career Opportunities in International Relations Presents: COIR Lite at the DACOR House COIR is back with two December 2021 luncheon conversations for AWIU Washington, D.C. chapter members, Passports and young women interested in international careers! Taking place at the historic DACOR Bacon House in Washington, D.C., these two AWIU …
AWIU’s 2022 International Women of Courage Committee is excited to announce that planning is underway for the 15th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration. It is a privilege to commemorate AWIU’s 15th year of collaborating with the U.S. Department of State to celebrate the Secretary of State’s International Women of …
15th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration: Planning is Underway! Read More »
Information, information, information…it’s what we all crave. To create more communication currents across this vast country of ours, and to add to the ongoing connections with our grantees and International Women of Courage all over the world, the Communications Committee kicked off a new program for Passports in October: Become …
Case study: More Than Just a Grant Fifty-eight percent of residents in Kalikot, Nepal, live in deep poverty. Seventy-four percent of its girls are married by the age of 19 and largely uneducated. Against this bleak backdrop, Modern Model Residential School offers a better future to the area’s children through …
Play Video AWIU member Leslie Schweitzer is the President and Chair of Friends of AUAF, and serves on the AUAF Board of Trustees.
American University of Afghanistan struggles to evacuate students AWIU Member Leslie Schweitzer, founder and chair of the Friends of the American University of Afghanistan, tells TRT World about the students and teachers who’ve had to be evacuated for fear or reprisals after the Taliban takeover. Play Video
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