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AWIU Conversations: I AM A GIRL

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...

Burma through the Eyes of KhinSandi Lwin

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...
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Teach English to Nepali Children

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...
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COIR Lite at the DACOR House in Washington DC

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...
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15th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration: Planning is Underway!

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...
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Become a Reporter for AWIU

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...
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Case Study Kalikot Nepal

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...
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Leslie Schweitzer on CNN to discuss the future of the American University of Afghanistan and evacuation efforts.

Play Video AWIU member Leslie Schweitzer is the President and Chair of Friends of AUAF, and serves on the AUAF Board of Trustees.
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FAUAF Pres. & Founder Leslie Schweitzer Interview with TRT World

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...
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The 2021 IWOC Virtual Celebration Panel Discussion Wrap Up

Live Panel Discussion with 2021 Honorees Julienne Lusenge and Canan Güllü Moderated by ABC Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott   The 2021 IWOC Virtual Celebration continued after the pre-recorded program with...

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