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WAW’s New York Community Center: MOIA’s Immigrant Heritage Week 2019

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hlGKjoYv0&t=1s The NYC Mayor's Office for Immigrant Affairs' made this poignant video about Immigrant WAW's New York Community Center (NYCC) in celebration of Immigrant Heritage Week in New York City! Naheed Samadi Bahram, the Director of WAW's NYCC, stars in this video--as she does in our community--and tells viewers how critical WAW's life-changing work is. For example, our clients have a 100% success rate in the Citizenship Test! …

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WAW and Women’s Protection Centers in Afghanistan

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This powerful documentary featuring Women for Afghan Women (WAW) and our work offering support, protection, and shelter to women through our Women's Protection Centers (WPCs) in Afghanistan, was produced with the financial support of Danner Afghanistan for Women's Empowerment Organization (DAWEO) with technical support from WAW and the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs (MoWA). The documentary was shared with the Directorate of Women Protection Centers in the MoWA and approved by ASN members, WPC Coordination Meeting members, and the members of the Committee to uphold the Elimination for Violence Against Women Law. Credit for the production of this great video goes to DAWEO. …

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People’s Peace Movement Message to WAW: Celebrating Courage at EXPO 2019

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This video is a small glimpse into the amazing grassroots People's Peace Movement in Afghanistan (PPM)--a movement being honored at WAW's EXPO 2019 for its incredible effort to help make the dream of peace in Afghanistan come true. In this video, the PPM thanks Women for Afghan Women (WAW) for the award and for the recognition of the group and its powerful message of peace. …

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WAW Executive Director, Najia Nasim’s EXPO 2019 Video Message

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In this video-taped message, WAW E.D. Najia Nasim gives a heartfelt welcome to our EXPO 2019 guests, board, staff, volunteers and EXPO honorees. In her message, Najia talks about her love of the organization, her respect for WAW staff, and her unwavering belief that WAW is an organization that is a peacemaker in its day to day work. In this message is the hope that peace will finally come to Afghanistan and that women will be integrally involved in the process so that we may preserve all the gains Afghans have made since 2001, especially women and girls. …

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