Students, teachers, parents and community leaders gathered at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) on May 11th to celebrate the graduation of 79 students from various ACCC programs. 60 of the graduates were women, graduating from specially designed employment-oriented courses in fields such as Leadership, Business Communication and Human Resources. These women were applauded for their [...]
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th to mark the achievements of women around the world. It is a day to mark the great progress women have made, and also to make renewed commitments to combat gender inequality where it still exists.
At the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC), a school that grants women [...]
On November 2nd, 2009 a landmark ceremony was held in Kandahar to celebrate the graduation of 140 female students from the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC). The ceremony was attended by over 350 guests including teachers, parents, students, prominent members of the local community and media, and representatives of the Afghan and Canadian governments.
Among the [...]
CanILF NR-0901 November 2, 2009
OTTAWA – Despite recent insecurity, more than two hundred students at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) in Kandahar, Afghanistan graduated on November 2, 2009 from a professional education program funded largely by the Canadian International Development Agency.
“Through the education and support provided by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, the [...]
A role model for many at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center met with ACCC Director Ehsanullah Ehsan in September, praising the programme for its many successes and saying Afghanistan needed the full participation of its women to succeed.
Michaëlle Jean, Canada’s Governor General, met with Ehsan on September 8th as part of a tour of [...]
ACCC Director Ehsanullah Ehsan receives an honourary degree from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Ehsanullah Ehsan, Director of the Afghan-Canadian Community Center, was awarded an honourary degree by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology on June 2nd in recognition of his contribution to women’s education and human rights in Kandahar. In his acceptance speech, [...]
First-of-its-kind project provides Afghan women with online access to SAIT education
June 1, 2009, Calgary, Alberta — Calgary, Alberta may be a long way from his home in Afghanistan, but Ehsanullah Ehsan will be at SAIT Polytechnic’s June 1st and 2nd graduation ceremonies to represent 12 female Afghan graduands unable to make the trek due to [...]
March 8th was the 101st anniversary of the first International Women’s Day, and the Afghan-Canadian Community Centre (ACCC) commemorated the occasion in style. Students and teachers delivered speeches to mark the occasion, with over 400 female ACCC students in attendance. The ACCC was also honoured by the presence of several Afghan and Canadian politicians [...]
Ehsan Ullah, Director of the Afghan-Canadian Community Center, has delivered financial assistance on behalf of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan to victims of the recent acid attack against students of the Mirwais Nika Girls High School. The financial assistance will be put towards the victims’ medical and transportation expenses.
Ehsan is working with Rona Tarin, [...]
On August 27th, the Afghan-Canadian Community Center was deeply honoured with a visit by Kandahar Governor Rahmatullah Raufi, who toured the ACCC and presided over the certificate ceremony for close to 250 graduates of the ACCC. The event was covered by local, national and international media, including Kandahar Television, Hewad Television, Afghanistan National television, Aryana [...]
