As more people visit the Afghan School Project web site, we would like to invite you to also visit the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC) forum. The forum is a place where people in Afghanistan, Canada and around the world can write to one another and exchange ideas.
Joining our forum is easy! Just click here and [...]
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 [...]
We are pleased to announce that the Afghan Canadian Community Center (ACCC) has begun partial operations in preparation for the official opening, which will occur once the remainder of the computers are in place. In the mean time, Ehsan has opened the doors of the ACCC to provide Internet access to women in the area [...]
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 [...]
After considering a number of different ways to pursue fundraising for the Afghan-Canadian Community Center, we’ve decided that one method of raising resources will be to issue donor requests. Each donor request will, in essence, be a smaller project within the community center, that in turn contributes to the community center’s operating costs.
These requests will [...]
The forum for the Afghan School Project is now open for business. The forum is a place where people around the world can get together to discuss issues that relate to this project, education, development, and a host of other topics. We still welcome comments and e-mails, but this forum should offer everyone a less [...]
I’m proud to announce that, after much deliberation, we have chosen the logo for the Afghan-Canadian Community Center. More than 20 students submitted logos for consideration, and while all of them were excellent, we feel that the one chosen best represents the spirit of this project.
The student whose logo was chosen will receive an award [...]
I’m proud to announce that the initial funding of US$8,600 (CAN$10,000) has been received by Ehsan in Kandahar. This funding will cover the cost of establishing and operating the Afghan-Canadian Community Center for a period of no less than six months. Once the project has been established, the operating costs of the school should be [...]
Barring any complications with the wire transfer, the money for the school should be received by Ehsan by the end of next week. It’s an exciting time for the project, and I hope you’ll check back regularly to see how the school progresses.
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