CW4WAfghan Calgary Chapter
Creation date: April 19, 2012
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About
In Canada, approximately 2000 members demonstrate their commitment as global citizens by supporting the goals of CW4WAfghan. In Afghanistan there is a dynamic and talented team of Afghan professionals who manage, implement, monitor and provide support services for CW4WAfghan’s programs and operations in Afghanistan. CW4WAfghan volunteers and staff believe that individuals, as global citizens, working in solidarity and with integrity of purpose and action, can affect positive change in the world through education and the promotion of social justice and human rights.
CW4WAfghan’s diverse projects include a community school, teacher training, educational resources, community literacy classes and village libraries. These projects fall within our three field program areas:
(1) Investing in Basic Education; (2) Afghanistan Reads! Community Libraries & Literacy; and (3) Technology for Education.
About
In Canada, approximately 2000 members demonstrate their commitment as global citizens by supporting the goals of CW4WAfghan. In Afghanistan there is a dynamic and talented team of Afghan professionals who manage, implement, monitor and provide support services for CW4WAfghan’s programs and operations in Afghanistan. CW4WAfghan volunteers and staff believe that individuals, as global citizens, working in solidarity and with integrity of purpose and action, can affect positive change in the world through education and the promotion of social justice and human rights.
CW4WAfghan’s diverse projects include a community school, teacher training, educational resources, community literacy classes and village libraries. These projects fall within our three field program areas:
(1) Investing in Basic Education; (2) Afghanistan Reads! Community Libraries & Literacy; and (3) Technology for Education.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Quality education
Since our founding, CW4WAfghan has contributed to women’s empowerment through a variety of sectors including education, healthcare, rights awareness, and economic development. Over the years, the evidence emerged that education was the most strategically important area in which we could invest, where funds raised could travel the furthest and leave an impact in present and future generations. Access to quality education, from adult literacy classes to having trained teachers in public schools, contributes to every other social, economic, and political development objective of Afghanistan. We therefore have gradually streamlined our activities to come within the thematic area of education, with the goal of helping to build Afghanistan’s human capital. We interpret education broadly. We’re advancing education through community libraries, literacy classes for women and men of all ages, training teachers, furbishing schools with science laboratory materials, and helping teachers get access to resources like lesson plans, textbooks and visual aides. We pay teachers’ salaries and rent for school buildings, we have provided wells, school bags, and mini libraries. We work closely with our partner organizations to assist them to manage education projects effectively and efficiently through our capacity-building support. For example, CW4WAfghan partners attend free workshops on topics like good organizational governance, results-based project management, and performance measurement; and we work with them to design promising projects. Education is a basic, universal human right. The people of Afghanistan have demonstrated an intense demand for education, for both girls and boys, since this right once again fell within their grasp following the end of the Taliban regime in late 2001. We are pleased to respond to this demand with a focus on access to quality education. We also recognize the link between quality education and peace building, and believe that a literate population with access to viable education and economic opportunities will be Afghanistan’s greatest stabilizing force and its best hope for a lasting peace.
News and updates
Visit our News page on our website for the latest stories about the work we are doing to deliver programs that promote and protect the human right to education.
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With the recent announcement that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, amidst a peace process that is breaking down, many uncertainties lie ahead, and the sense of anxiety and concern among Afghans, and those who care about the future of Afghanistan are...
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Join us raising awareness and calling for action from the international community in protecting the rights of Afghan women and bringing about a true ceasefire in Afghanistan. Together, we will stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and send a strong message that Canadians care about...
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Did you know that your donated miles help to offset our international travel costs so that we can invest our resources to educate women and girls in Afghanistan? Do you have AEROPLAN Miles that you might share with CW4WAfghan? Visit Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan to learn more...
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