Armenian International Women's Association

A rmenian I nternational W omen's A ssociation
To unite Armenian women worldwide and to address the critical issues facing them everywhere
About Us Goals Membership and Chapters Officers Publications Scholarships About Armenian Women Armenian Women Artists (by Gina Hablanian) focuses on fine arts Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance has some profiles of Armenian women in the performing arts Bibliography of info on Armenian women (by Karen Merguerian) **Latest update: Desert Nights, Edik Baghdasaryan and Ara Manoogians expose of human trafficking of Armenian women in Dubai.	We congratulate our scholarship recipients! $23,000 was awarded to 14 students under AIWA’s scholarship programs. Recipients were announced at our annual meeting on May 2. [Read more about the scholarship recipients...] AIWA photos now available! Our Flickr photostream features events, meetings and conferences: Have photos to share? . Our newest publication: My Odyssey: Autobiographical Memoir by Antonina Mahari. In the most unlikely setting--a Siberian labor camp following World War II--the author, then a young Lithuanian student imprisoned by Soviet forces, met and fell in love with fellow exile Gurgen Mahari, a noted Armenian poet and novelist. Edited by Ruth Bedevian; Translated from the original Russian by Jaklin Ekmekjian and Gohar Arsenyan Ordering info Buenos Aires a Great Success! Thanks to you all for your support of our 5th International Conference! View our Buenos Aires slideshow on Flickr! Other News AIWA New England is pleased to be a sponsor of AJAKITS. AJAKITS means "helping hands" in Armenian. Our affiliate has been helping their domestic violence shelters in Armenia by sending funds to support keeping them open and functioning. Did you know...AIWA is an accredited NGO affiliated with the United Nations! As an affiliate, we are able to voice the concerns of Armenian women at briefings and conferences, and we promote knowledge of the United Nations, its programs and activities.