Afghan Women Rising
Women for Afghan Women (WAW), a human rights organization located in Queens, NY, is looking for a development intern to assist the organization’s development team in New York. Please apply no later than October 8, 2021. The internship is projected to begin the week of October 11, 2021 and end the week of May 30, 2022. A shorter internship period (a minimum of three months) will be considered. …
[Read more...] about Development Internship Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 (Queens, NY)
Dates: Oct 4, 2021 – Dec 17th, 2021 Hours: 10:30AM to 1:30PM In-person class Low beginner class: monday, tuesday, and Wednesday Online Classes: High beginner class: Thursday, Friday Low intermediate class: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday High intermediate class: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Classes are open to New York City residents only. Picture ID and proof of address needed to register for the class. To register call (646) 494-4054 or email beatrice@womenforafghanwomen.org …
Details Class schedule: Tuesday & Wednesdays 10:30am – 1:30pm Learn about: US History and Government Practice reading, writing, and interview skills Receive free legal services Classes are for women only and for low intermediate english speakers only To register call (646) 494-4054 or email beatrice@womenforafghanwomen.org …
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! …
[Read more...] about WAW’s New York Community Center: MOIA’s Immigrant Heritage Week 2019
Today, December 10, 2018, is the last day to submit a comment to the Federal Register on the U.S. Administration's proposed "public charge" rule, which would bar certain individuals from obtaining entry into the U.S. This proposed rule has the potential to adversely affect some of Women for Afghan Women's (WAW) New York Community Center clients. WAW calls on all of its staff to submit comments and share this post, as well as to solicit the help of all our networks and clients. The submission of public comments during the rulemaking process are a vital tool civil society can use to address the challenges within the proposed rule and create a better, more refined policy. You may submit a comment here. About the proposed rule: The proposed rule would expand definition of "public charge"--i.e. a person determined to likely become financially dependent on the government--and render him/her ineligible for a green card and certain types of visas. The expansion would exclude individuals …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41GMzFlYoaI&t=26s Afghan Women Rising is a short video on Women for Afghan Women in the United States, and particularly our clients from the NYCC. This video shows the amazing experience with over 50 of our clients at the Women's March on January 21st, 2017 in Washington DC. The video also presents our wonderful NYCC Program Director Naheed Bahram Samadi, who provides a great overview of our programs and what WAW is all about. …
Battling the pandemic, together. WAW COVID-19 Response
