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Afghan American Women's Association 
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Address: PO Box 2233
Fairfax, VA 22031
Telephone: (703) 624-8616
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Web address: http://www.a-awa.org/
 
Name: Nooria Faryar
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Address: PO Box 2233
Fairfax,  VA  22031
Email: info@a-awa.org
Telephone: (703) 624-8616
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Under Ms. Nooria Faryar's supervision, A-AWA educational program has been operating since Fall of 2012. The program started as a pilot project, holding language classes at Dr. Behsudi’s office and moving quickly to classrooms at Northern Virginia Community College with a total of more than 100 students so far served.  The program objective is to provide instruction of the two national languages of Afghanistan and cultural arts to Afghans ages 6 and above.  Survival English communication skills for seniors and Dari for non-native speaker adults are also offered.
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    Northern Virginia Community College
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    This profile was created by Jack Devine on June 15, 2015