“The initiative to start APAA was a call from the heart.”

“The initiative to start APAA was a call from the heart.”

Our goal is to bring understanding and raise awareness as well as ensure the promotion of the Afghan Archaeological and Cultural Heritage. This goal is realized through its teaching in schools and public venues internationally, including in Afghanistan and in the Afghan and multi-cultural Bay Area community. Our work also consists in promoting and assisting in the education of the international public about the inherent value of archaeological treasures to cultural identity, and to specifically focus on the plight of Afghan people regarding the loss of their cultural heritage.

Through APAA Dr.Tarzi is assisting in educating the younger generations as well as the older ones. This is done by publishing children and scientific books as well as provide education and training programs and tools in Afghanistan to future Archaeologists so they may in turn become self reliant and efficient Professionals of the trowel and skilled restorers. Finally, APAA hopes to inspire future generations in having the incentive to learn about, protect and preserve their unique heritage and further educate themselves and others on the importance and value of archaeological and historical heritages.

Understanding Afghanistan
Through its People, History, Archaeology and Landscapes

APAA offers several kinds of School Slide illustrated Presentations, Lectures, Private or Public seminars are also available in Europe or the US.

School Presentations:

  • The slide-illustrated presentations contain images on Archaeology, landscapes, the people of Afghanistan their lifestyles and traditions, Historical monuments and the wildlife found in Afghanistan.
  • Presentations are curtailed to the need of the classroom and are age/Grade appropriate.
  • School presentations are free.
  • Reading material and a copy of a map of Afghanistan are provided and in case of in-classroom project APAA staff is available for assistance in person or via email.
  • To schedule a presentation in the US please contact Nadia Tarzi APAA, Vice President.
  • For references please click on the following link: schoolrecomend
  • For European programs please contact APAA@apaa.info

Lectures and Seminars:

Lectures and Seminars are given by Professor Z. Tarzi in the US once or twice a year. When on Archaeological Mission or unavailable, APAA’s VP, N.Tarzi gives lectures provided by and on behalf of Professor Tarzi.

Feedback

Westborough Middle School
2570 Westborough Avenue
South San Francisco, California 94080

June 26, 2003

To Whom It May Concern:

I am a teacher at Westborough Middle School in South San Francisco, California. Last semester I had Ms. Nadia Tarzi come to the school to give a presentation on Afghanistan, a country much in the news but still a mystery to most Americans.

Ms. Tarzi came to the school with a beautiful slide show which showed both the physical beauty and the rich archeological heritage of the country. She presented a view of Afghanistan which stressed cultural and historical understanding, and gave the students many examples of what our two peoples have in common. She addressed a large group of children made up of several classes from different grade levels in the school library. Her presentation lasted roughly an hour, with time afterwards for questions from the students.

Afghanistan ceased to be for many of these children a far-off den of terrorists and mad bombers and became a real country full of people very much like them. By touching on many different aspects of the history and culture of Afghanistan and explain them in a simple yet sophisticated way Ms. Tarzi was able to create a much more benign image of this struggling country in the minds of the students. While she was never condescending, Ms. Tarzi spoke to the students in an age-appropriate way about things that they could understand.

I think that the work that Ms. Tarzi is doing is very important, and was very happy to have her come speak to the students at my school. At a time when Americans are deeply involved in the Middle East and Central Asia it is more important than ever for students to hear more than one perspective, more than one voice, to see a real human being from a country that they have heard so many bad things about.

I hope that Ms. Tarzi is able and willing to continue this work, and will ask her to return to my school next year.

Sincerely,

Daniel Yanow, Teacher Westborough Middle School

More Information

For a complete Bio and List of Publications please contact our APAA Administration at info@apaa.info