2024 aaco scholarship applications are now open!
We are excited to announce the applications for our seventh annual Afghan-American Community Organization Scholarship Program are open until August 4th, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST. Our Afghan-American Community Organization Scholarship and Sophia and Sabrina Scholarship was created by Afghan-Americans for Afghan-Americans. We look forward to learning more about each of your stories.
We’ve just earned our 2024 Gold Seal with Candid!
We are excited to share that AACO has received the esteemed Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid. This recognition reflects our dedication to transparency and accountability in all our activities. The Gold Seal of Transparency highlights our commitment to offering clear, accurate, and accessible information to our stakeholders, including funders, nonprofit members, and the community we serve.
We are delighted to have achieved this milestone and remain committed to our mission with renewed dedication, knowing that our efforts contribute to a more transparent and equitable nonprofit sector.
2024 AFGHAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
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Our 9th annual Afghan-American Conference at the University of California, San Diego on September 6-8th! Applications closed Sunday, May 26th at 11:59 pm PST. AAC is equal parts professional, cultural, spiritual, social, and personal consisting of keynote speeches, town halls, networking mixers, entertainment, S.E.E.D. talks, and an array of breakout sessions throughout the weekend.
CHECK OUT OUR 2023 ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED AND SUPPORTED OUR 2nd annual gala at the natural history museum in los angeles.
Congratulations to our 2023 scholarship recipients
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AAC 2023 & ME - GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
On June 23-25th, over 400 members of our community came together for our 8th annual Afghan-American Conference in Washington, D.C.. To our participants, cohort leads, facilitators, sponsors, speakers, performers, conference ambassadors, AACO team, and everyone in between, thank you. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to our diaspora.
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