07.20.07 – U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky traveled to Afghanistan July 16-20 to convene the ninth formal meeting of the U.S. Afghan Women’s Council (USAWC). The Under Secretary co-chairs the Council with...
05.16.07 – Afghan Amb. Said T. Jawad and his wife Shamim, hosted a benefit dinner for Ayenda, the Afghan Children Initiative. Ayenda, which means “future” in Dari, works to implement projects that promote the welfare, education, health and artistic...
3.2.07 – Childrens’ Songs From Afghanistan to Debut at Afghan Embassy On Friday, March 2, 2007, the Ayenda Foundation hosted a reception at the Embassy of Afghanistan to celebrate the publication of Qu Qu Qu Barg-e-Chinaar: Children’s Songs from...
12.09.06 – Afghanistan native talks on past, present, future of embattled country. WILLIAM KELLY Palm Beach Daily News Daily News Staff Writer Saturday, December 09, 2006 Speaking this week at a luncheon hosted by the World Affairs Council of...
12.06.06 – Georgetown University hosted First Lady Laura Bush, Ambassador Said T. Jawad, Mrs. Shamim Jawad, founder of the Ayenda Foundation and Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky on December 4 in a ceremony inaugurating a new partnership between Georgetown...
10.19.06 – On October 2006, Mrs. Shamim Jawad and Mrs. Heidi Kuhn traveled to Afghanistan to witness a harvest of hope. Mrs. Shamim Jawad, Founder of the Ayenda Foundation, the Afghan Children Initiative, and Mrs. Heidi Kuhn, founder of...