Afghans Learn Leadership for the 21st Century

Summary

Through 2 training workshops, 60 Afghan leaders will develop advanced skills to further human rights and build peaceful education, government, infrastructure, and health systems in Afghanistan. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Most Afghan professionals fled the country during the decades-long war or were killed. Afghanistan’s emerging leaders are new to these roles. Afghans, especially women, are eager to participate fully in the reconstruction of their homeland. They want to build on the gains that have been made to protect human rights, advance democracy and civic involvement, and develop capable organizations and institutions to bring healthcare and education to every Afghan.

Activities

60 Afghan leaders will learn management, collaboration, goal setting, and communication skills and how to integrate peace and human rights concepts into the workplace. Each of the workshops lasts 10 to 15 days.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £1,342
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £7,042
Total Funding Goal: £8,384

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Past workshop participants have convinced their families to allow women and girls to go to school and receive healthcare. Some have become candidates for Parliament or political appointees. Others have developed their own educational organizations.

Project Message

We used to believe that just males can be leaders. During this workshop, we learned that women are not weak. Women are able to become leaders, obtain their rights, and use them in a positive way.
- Jamilla, Leadership Workshop Graduate

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Toc Dunlap,
Executive Director
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
Afghanistan
(313) 278-5806
Email:

Project Sponsor

Marketplace 2005

Organisation

Afghan Institute of Learning
Afghan Institute of Learning
c/o CHI, PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
http://www.creatinghope.org/ail

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Afghanistan and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Afghanistan, read the Human Development Report on Afghanistan or the Wikipedia entry for Afghanistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 22, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 26, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

Workshops in High Demand

By Toc Dunlap - Executive Director, Creating Hope International, December 22, 2011 11:21 AM

The more Leadership seminars that AIL offers, the more they are
requested to provide. It is nearly impossible to keep up with the
demand for these workshops. Women especially request access to these
workshops. Women are learning that they do have a voice in their
homes, their communities and their Country. Men, too, are learning
about equality, respect, and compromise.

As part of these seminars, the participants are also learning how to
resolve their differences without conflict.

At the beginning of each seminar, the participants are asked who a
leader is. They generally respond – a person in government – a
religious leader – the President. As they go through this seminar,
they come to understand that they too are leaders every day in their
life – and also, to appreciate the leadership qualities of others
around them.

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