Entries Tagged as 'Personal Reflections'

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

ACCC featured in CBC documentary “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear”

I’m proud to announce that the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) was prominently featured in a documentary produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The documentary, entitled “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear”, examines some of the problems currently effecting the Afghan people and asks whether progress is being made. The achievements of the staff and students of the ACCC [...]

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Student Essays on International Women’s Day

Although International Women’s Day has been celebrated for many years, it is only recently that it has been celebrated in Kandahar. Female students at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) have prepared a selection of essays in commemoration of this very special day. 
Woman:
Woman means an angel on the earth. That with one hand shakes the cradle and with [...]

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

SAIT student newspaper publishes stories on ACCC, Afghan School Project

The Weal, the student newspaper for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), has published a series of articles regarding the group of students at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) who are currently enrolled in online business management training offered by SAIT.
The articles are presented as three parts:
Part 1 – The High Cost of Education (Jan 17th, [...]

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Computer lab to be dedicated to Brendan Choi, second new lab will also be built

In recognition of Brendan Choi’s exceptionally generous donation of US$1,730, a portion of the new computer facilities at the Afghan Canadian Community Center (ACCC) will be named the Brendan Choi Computer Lab. The Brendan Choi Computer Lab, to consist of ten computer workstations, will be used by students at the ACCC to further their education [...]

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Personal reflections of ACCC students: Governance

Here is a collection of student essays written on governance. I hope you will join me in thanking the students for their hard work on these excellent essays. The essays have been lightly edited for clarity.
Being a governor or controlling a government isn’t easy and to be a governor one must have high qualifications, know [...]

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Afghan School Project reaches fundraising goal for computer lab

The Afghan School Project, working with UK-based technology news source IT Pro, is proud to announce that we have reached our goal of raising US$3,300 to provide the Afghan Canadian Community Center (ACCC) with an additional 20 computer workstations, which have been offered at a substantial discount from NComputing.
We would like to extend our sincere [...]

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

ACCC Featured on Global National

This past Saturday, the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) was featured on Global National, a Canadian television news program. The video shows the Canadian public the benefit of education for women in Afghanistan, and included interviews with several of the school’s students.
I would like to thank the students for participating in the story, and wish to say [...]

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Students at the ACCC Reflect on Peace Day

Here is a collection of student essays written on the subject of peace to commemorate the Peace Day ceremonies held at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC). I hope you will join me in thanking the students for their hard work on these essays, and for their continued courage under difficult circumstances.
Peace is not merely absence [...]

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Peace Day observed at the ACCC in Kandahar

Tens of students and teachers at the Afghan-Canadian Community Centre (ACCC) commemorated Peace Day today. In addition to providing professional education to the people of Kandahar, ACCC observed the Peace Day by assigning peace-related topics to its students. Numerous commemorative speeches were delivered to promote the ideals of peace, justice, democracy, development and [...]

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

The Afghan School Project Establishes Community on Facebook

In less than a month, the facebook community for the Afghan Schol Project has already grown to 24 members. The members of our facebook community have contributed to the success of the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) by posting helpful links to educational resources, scholarships and job postings, participating in our pen pal program, developing new ways [...]