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 [...]
Canada eSchool has generously agreed to sponsor eight online courses for students at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC). The courses will include subjects such as English, Science, Health, Math, and Civics, and are accredited by the Ministry of Education in Ontario, Canada. Not only will the eSchool’s classes provide valuable education for ACCC students, they [...]
The Government of Canada has agreed to provide the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) with more than $60,000 in funding to establish the Kandahar Capacity Building program, to begin on May 1st 2008 and continue until May 30th 2009.
The capacity-building program will enable the ACCC to hire additional teachers and improve our facilities, thereby allowing us to [...]
ACCC is the abbreviation of Afghan Canadian Community Center. This is a learning institute which was established with the support of Canada in January 2007. Mr. Ehsan is the Director /founder of ACCC at Kandahar. He struggled day and night to create a kind of School where women are free to develop their studies.
The main purpose [...]
A group of 12 students from the Afghan-Canadian Community Center in Kandahar have been enrolled in the Project Management course offered by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), a Calgary-based Polytechnic that offers internationally-recognized post-secondary education.
The course, which is provided via the Internet and runs from June to September, examines operational issues encountered in [...]
Here are a few photos of the Afghan-Canadian Community Center’s (ACCC) women’s internet facility, taken by Global National during their recent visit.
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The Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) was featured on the Global National, a national Canadian news program, on Friday, January 26th. The original story is available for viewing online here, following a brief advertisement.
Thank you to the staff of Global National for bringing attention to such an important issue, to everyone who participated in the story and to the many students [...]
These are some of the photos taken during the recent visit of Fariba Ahmadi, a member of the Afghan National Assembly, to the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC). Fariba expressed her support for the project, and to all those involved with it. She has also agreed to attend the school’s inauguration. We would like to express [...]
Halim Amini, a founding member and board advisor to the Sabawoon Afghan Family Education & Counselling Centre (SAFECC), has kindly invited me to join him on Sabawoon Radio this Friday at 9:00 pm to discuss the Afghan School Project. SAFECC is a non-profit organization which promotes mental health amongst the Afghan community and operates in [...]
Information Technology Courses for Afghan Government Officials
Program Description
The Afghan-Canadian Community Center is seeking funding to provide training programs to government employees who use computers at government institutions in Kandahar. The program’s goal is to teach Afghan government staff successful and effective management skills. The employees will be trained by IT experts hired for the [...]
