A non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2011

Mission Statement

The Assyrian Aid Society of America is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to:

• helping Assyrians in need

• promoting Assyrian culture and heritage

• building a structure capable of responding to unexpected crises that require immediate  mobilization to help our people

• focusing American and international attention on the needs and humanitarian concerns of our Assyrian people, particularly in our ancestral homeland of Bet Nahrain

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s video tribute to Narsai David and AAS-A

AAS-A has a weekly broadcast on ANB Satellite and ANBSAT online. Click on the image above to go to ANB SAT. This program is a project of the AAS-A Santa Clara Valley Chapter.

Mesopotamian Night 2013

AAS-A has a weekly broadcast on ANB Satellite and ANBSAT online. Click on the image above to go to ANB SAT. This program is a project of the AAS-A Santa Clara Valley Chapter.

From the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Assyrian Aid Society of America:

The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Iraq is seeking part- to full-time (12 - 35 hours per week) interns for summer 2013.

Candidates must be  enrolled full-time in a four-year college degree program and must have completed at least two years of undergraduate study.

Candidates must speak Arabic and English.

For more information about this internship opportunity, please visit the Iraqi Cultural Office online here.

NOTE: This internship program is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the Assyrian Aid Society of America. The AAS-A Washington D.C. chapter and the AAS-A national office are making this information available solely as a service to our supporters.

Student Interns for Iraqi Embassy in DC

Last December a new Assyrian school was opened in the village of Kore Gavana. The school serves a total of 90 students from the villages of Kore Gavana, Romta, Babilo, and Kindakosa.

Unfortunately, the school opened just as the government’s Directorate of Education was being restructured and the school fell under the administration of a new division that is underfunded and completely unable to meet the needs and requirements of the students at this new school.

As it was opening, the school lacked such basic essentials as paper, computers, heating oil, and furniture.

Using funds already received from the Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation and designated by the donor for education projects in the Homeland, the AAS-A Executive Committee authorized over $6000 for the Kore Gavana school. 

This spring Sacramento author Romil Benyamino donated 500 copies of his children’s book, Sahra (Moon), to the Assyrian Aid Society of America for distribution in the Homeland. One of the schools benefiting from this generous gift was Kore Gavana.

Shown here are photos of Mr. Benyamino’s books being given to some of the students. The books were hand-delivered to Iraq by Santa Clara Valley Chapter President Natalie Babella at no expense to AAS-A.

New Assyrian School Opens in Kore Gavana, Donated Children’s Books Distributed

The Assyrian Aid Society is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity.

Click above to read the press release.

Assyrian Aid Society at the United Nations

This week AAS-Iraq President Ashur Eskrya and AAS-A Vice President Mona Malik are participating in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City.

Click on the image above for more.

Chicago Chapter Celebrates

Mothers Day 2013