Other Past Events

THE ASCHIANA FOUNDATIONCordially Invites You To Our2023 Annual Benefit Reception HonoringNegin KhpalwakFirst female Afghan orchestra conductor Honorary PatronMrs. Laura Bush Honorary ChairsGeneral Richard and Mary Jo Myers Hosted byHer Excellency Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter of Sweden Wednesday, April 26, 20236:00PM – 9PM EST At the House of Sweden 2900 K. Street NW, Washington, DC 2007 FEATURING A Special Video Appearance byKhaled HosseiniAfghan-American Novelist, author of the ...

Thanks to the generosity of Bistro Aracosia, a top Washington DC restaurant, the Aschiana Foundation held a Holiday Bazaar benefiting the daily hot meal program for working street children. Some of our featured vendors included  Ibhana, Enise, Moscow on the Potomac, Melitta P.  Read full message… Monday, December 10th • Noon – 6:00pm Bistro Aracosia One of Washingtonian’s 100 ...

Aschiana Foundation hosted a Pop-Up Afghan Art Gallery and Sale With Hashmat Hayat, former Aschiana student Sunday, March 26th 6:00 – 8:00 PM Lapis Bistro, lower level 1847 Columbia Road, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 Hashmat grew up attending Aschiana’s main school in Kabul and took a special interest in painting classes. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in India, he returned to Afghanistan to work ...

Aschiana hosted a book talk and signing with Nadia Hashimi, internationally best-selling author of “The Pearl that Broke Its Shell” and “When The Moon Is Low.” Download or view the event program.

Aschiana hosted an evening in support of the foundation featuring Elham Fanous, Afghan Pianist. The event was held at Embassy of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 2001 24th Street, NW Washington, DC. Download or view the event program.

Join us Wednesday, March 16th at Vinoteca (1940 11th Street NW) for a Charity Happy Hour benefiting the Aschiana Foundation! Happy Hour at Vinoteca regularly lasts from 5pm to 7pm, but if you make a $10 donation to the Aschiana Foundation, you will receive an additional two hours of happy hour pricing on food and ...

Aschiana celebrated the holiday season and helped people around the world at our International Bazaar at the Silver Bells Fair, the Beal House, First Unitarian Church in Kingston, which featured wonderful handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts made in Kingston, Afghanistan, Uganda, and Guatemala — many for under twenty dollars! Download the event press release.

Aschiana hosted a Zarif Design Trunk Show on September 29th and 30th, 2015. Zarif is a design style that merges traditional culture with a modern aesthetic.