BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:280@usrotary.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T083000 DTSTAMP:20250403T192618Z URL:https://usrotary.org/events/program-hamid-stanikzai-and-zafar-jaamay-a pril-10-2025/ SUMMARY:Program: Hamid Stanikzai and Zafar Jaamay\, "Afghan Diaspora and Co mmunity Resilience in Times of Crisis\," April 10\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featu ring Hamid Stanikzai and Zafar Jaamay. Hamid and Zafar will highlight how Afghan refugees and immigrants in Washington State have contributed to an d been affected by disaster relief efforts\, including their role in rebui lding communities.\n\n\n\nThe \;program will be presented on Zoom on T hursday morning with the Zoom line opening at 7 a.m. \; The formal mee ting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. \; \;No regist ration is required\, and the program is free.\n\n\n\nThe meeting will be a vailable via Zoom. \;Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning.& nbsp\; The Zoom line will open shortly after 7 a.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHamid S tanikzai is a Rotarian\, entrepreneur\, and procurement specialist passion ate about community service. A member of the Rotary Club of Kabul City sin ce 2015\, he served as Club Secretary in 2016 and was elected President fo r the 2017-2018 term in recognition of his leadership. During his presiden cy\, he spearheaded the club's official registration with the Afghan gover nment to comply with regulatory requirements. In 2020\, he was appointed A ssistant District Governor for Rotary International District 2430 (Turkey) \, further expanding his impact.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessionally\, Hamid has held pivotal roles in procurement\, including positions with UN-MAPA\, MC PA (Managing Conflict in Pakistan and Afghanistan)\, and Afghanistan’s N ational Procurement Authority within the Administration Office of the Pres ident. \n\n\n\nNow based in Seattle\, he balances his entrepreneurial vent ures as a small business owner of a local grocery store with continued adv ocacy for Rotary’s humanitarian mission. Outside of Rotary and work\, Ha mid enjoys playing snooker and exploring new cities' cultural and culinary diversity.\n\n\n\nZafar Jaamay is an educator and community development p rofessional with over a decade of experience in higher education\, refugee support\, and leadership. His career includes roles such as Dean of the F aculty of Languages and Literature at Parwan University\, ESP-EFL Curricul um Developer for a World Bank-funded project\, and Program Director for co mmunity initiatives supporting Afghan refugees with the American Councils for International Education in Albania. A committed Rotarian\, he also ser ved as President of the Rotary Club of Kabul City (RCKS)\, championing loc al and international service projects.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZafar specializes in curriculum design\, ESL instruction\, and fostering cross-cultural collab oration. He serves as an Employment Casework Supervisor\, leading a Limite d English Proficiency (LEP) Employment Pathway Program team to connect cli ents with vocational opportunities while strengthening community partnersh ips. His approach emphasizes critical thinking\, mentorship\, and equitabl e access to education. In addition to his professional work\, Zafar is pur suing an MBA to deepen his organizational leadership and educational innov ation expertise. Zafar enjoys reading\, exploring nature\, and volunteerin g with grassroots initiatives outside of work. \;\n CATEGORIES:Speakers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR