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Lincoln Literacy helps Afghans adjust to life in Lincoln
- BY MARY KAY ROTH FOR L MAGAZINE
- Feb 19, 2022
- Feb 19, 2022 Updated Feb 3, 2023
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Students from various countries attend a Lincoln Literacy English reading and writing class led by Gloria Van Ackeren (at left) at Grace Lutheran Church. Lincoln Literacy also provides essential survival services that help a refugee settle into a new home, says Clay Naff, executive director, citing guidance in everything from figuring out utility bills to earning a driver’s license.
PHOTOS BY CHARLES G. HAACKER
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BY MARY KAY ROTH FOR L MAGAZINE
As the Taliban advanced and the Afghanistan capital started to fall last year, Mohibullah Hamit and his family knew they were in danger. Hamit had worked for the U.S. military in Kabul, and anyone working there had started to vanish.
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Clayton Naff (center), executive director of Lincoln Literacy, with Afghan siblings (from left) Mohibullah Hamit, Hikmatullah Wazirzai, Fishtal Wazirzai and Masouma Wazirzai.
PHOTOS BY CHARLES G. HAACKER
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Students from various countries attend a Lincoln Literacy English reading and writing class led by Gloria Van Ackeren (at left) at Grace Lutheran Church. Lincoln Literacy also provides essential survival services that help a refugee settle into a new home, says Clay Naff, executive director, citing guidance in everything from figuring out utility bills to earning a driver’s license.
- PHOTOS BY CHARLES G. HAACKER
Clayton Naff (center), executive director of Lincoln Literacy, with Afghan siblings (from left) Mohibullah Hamit, Hikmatullah Wazirzai, Fishtal Wazirzai and Masouma Wazirzai.
- PHOTOS BY CHARLES G. HAACKER
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