Afghan Students' Association at University of Otago

We pray for the safety of the besieged people of Afghanistan.

We wake up daily with a newly updated number, we forget that is another sister or brother. Be loud and louder! Voice the voice of the thousands of lost generations. It isn’t a choice, it’s simply an obligation. Don’t be silent, thousands have already been silenced.

Our third guest speaker Abbas Nazari shared his story and the story of many others who were on the Tampa. It was a privilege to have shared the first moments Abbas got his hands on the hard copy of his book - After the Tampa. Link to preorder your copy is in the bio.

Our third workshop was lead by our Vice President - Shookria Rajaiy. Shookria lead our CV and Interview workshop, showing and unraveling the process for the youth. An important aspect for the youth, as they seek out employment.

Our second guest speaker was Nooria. Nooria shared her story and her setbacks that she experienced, and how she overcame those stages of her life. Nooria is currently studying journalism, bringing voice to the unheard.

Our second workshop was lead by Narghas Zawari, our events coordinator. The workshop was themed around team building, an important aspect of building a more resilient youth.

Our very first guest speaker for our project was the lovely Binazir Haidari. We thank you for sharing your story and some of your amazing poetry. We definitely recommend checking out more of her poetry.

Our first workshop is around Communication and Networking, we have the privilege of having Abdul Rahman Ahmadi taking us through this session.

We are excited to finally present a project we have been working on for the Afghan former refugee youths in Dunedin. We have reached maximum capacity in our programme. Looking forward to sharing our work to the wider community.

Team ASA

As-salamu aluykum everyone, we hope you’re are having a blessed Ramadan so far and may Allah swt give you good health and strength to keep the fasts and preform all the prayers.

We are delighted to announce that the Afghan Student Association (ASA) have collaborated with Muslim Student Association (MUSA) and Otago University Omani Students Association(OUOSA) to bring to you a celebratory gathering in ceremony of Eid Al-Fitr 🎉

The ceremony will be held on Friday (14 of May) at the terrace Lounge, from 7:30pm-11pm.

Tickets will be $10 for non-members https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/eid-al-fitr-ou-tickets-154123468443?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=wa&utm-term=listing but if you’re a member of ASA, head to the members only page for your free promo code🤗There’re limited spaces available so get your tickets ASAP 👀🥳

https://www.facebook.com/groups/874376156299981/

Inshallah we hope to see you all there to celebrate Eid together and don’t forget to wear your beautiful cultural outfits!!🤩

Nowruz Mubarak- Happy New Year
A great success for our very first event, a massive thank you to everyone that was involved, especially the families for the beautiful food.

The event was a mere reflection of what Nowruz stands for, coming together to celebrate our traditions and cultural roots but most importantly ourselves. As Haji Dr. Najibullah Lafraie quoted “it is important for our youths to know their roots”.

I hope everyone has a successful and prosperous year ahead.

Afghan Students’ Association

A MASSIVE THANK YOU to all who came past and supported our very first International Food Festival event! And a bigger thank you to everyone who came and supported us behind the scenes. It was a HUGE success to say the least. Looking forward to celebrating ourselves.
Thank you!
Afghan Students’ Association Team