Category: PAC Projects

VIFAS

VIFAS is a not-for-profit, non-political educational entity to promote Afghan culture and heritage and increase awareness of the past, present and future of Afghanistan. The purpose of the Institute is to provide a forum for research and instruction related to cultural studies, focusing, in particular, on the cultural attributes of the people of Afghanistan.

The initial aims of the Institute are to offer courses in four subject areas:

• Dari Language
• Pashto Language
• History
• Culture

PAC has delivered a full academic course on Afghanistan coverings its history,

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Caravan TV

One of the major achievements of PAC is the one-hour TV program called “Caravan TV” that is broadcasted on OMNI. The main purpose of this TV program is to support the integration of new immigrants into Canadian society, introduce the non-Afghan Canadians to the culture of Afghanistan and to support the Afghan community in BC.

Caravan TV (and its past incarnation,

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BC Firefighters Partnership

PAC, with the assistance of BC Firefighters, collected firefighter gear and equipment for Afghanistan.

This project has been completed with Bob Beckett being responsible for the project.

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Al-taqwa School in Kabul

Al-taqwa secondary school was originally opened in 1992 in Peshawar, Pakistan to serve the educational needs of Afghan immigrant children and youth. Al-taqwa is famous for its 15+ years of experience, equipped science labs for practical work, and skilled teachers.

The school has developed and grown through an organic evolutionary process. Starting as a primary school in a continually deteriorating socio-economic and complex emergency immigrant situation in Peshawar,

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First Afghan Heritage Day

On September 18, 2011, the Afghan community proudly celebrated its first ever Heritage Day festival in the province of British Columbia, at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre. This was the first time the community had an opportunity to showcase Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of many Afghans residing in Canada.

Over the decades, Afghanistan’s image has been overshadowed by its representation as a war-torn country with the need for foreign intervention.

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Lives M-Learning

Learning through Interactive Voice Educational System (LIVES) is research project lead by the Network and Internet Computing laboratory at the University of British Columbia. It is an end-to-end technological solution that bridges the gap between populations with a high proliferation of mobile phones and a learning community that creates and publishes educational material over the telephone. LIVES enables not only the automation of voice-based learning materials,

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Antura – Learning the Dari Alphabet Through Play

A Collaborative Project by PAC & Games Without Borders

The Partnership Afghanistan Canada (PAC), in partnership with Games Without Borders, is proud to introduce Antura, an innovative and engaging way for children to learn the Dari alphabet through play.

About the Project
Antura is a playful, interactive learning experience designed to support young children—especially those in Afghan and refugee communities—in building early literacy skills in Dari.

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Centre of Excellence for Innovation & Research

In the summer of 2012, the Psychology and Educational Sciences Faculty of Kabul University generously gave PAC our own space to renovate and upgrade with donated computers and textbooks. The space was refurbished with new light fixtures, shelves and furniture, and eventually became the Centre of Excellence for Innovation and Research.

Aims, Goals and Objectives of the Centre

•  To support the Psychology and Educational Sciences Faculty (PESF) of Kabul University (KU) in all domains of education including cognitive,

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Group Trauma Therapy Project

This project was created for Kabul University (KU) faculty and students.

It was designed by UBC faculty of education and Veterans Transition Network by Professor Westwood.

And CW4WA provided this course in Darakht-e Danesh Academi.

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Education for Deprived Children of Afghanistan

The Afghanistan government has achieved many successes, particularly in the education of K-12 students. The Afghan government, with help from the international community, has reached 50% of the mandate of education by building and operating schools. Most of these achievements are to support middle-high income populations of Afghanistan children. According to the UN statistics, one third of Afghan children are deprived of going to school because of child labor and/or living on the streets.

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