Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan - AfCam
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Welcome to AfCam. These podcasts, produced by the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, highlight Canada's engagement in Afghanistan.
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| 1 | VideoImproving health care in Afghanistan | There are factors that contribute to this dire situation. Not all communities have a local midwife who can assist in the delivery of a baby. Quality health care providers, especially women, are often limited and, health clinics are scarce in more remote areas. Improving access to health care has remained a priority for the Government of Afghanistan. With Canada’s support, there is progress. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.afghanistan.gc.ca | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoImproving the Lives of Afghan Women and Girls | Barriers to education, health care and economic opportunity, as well as significant challenges to their human rights limited their ability to actively participate in their communities. Thanks to the dedication of Afghans, and with the support of countries such as Canada, there are now opportunities for Afghan women and girls to overcome some of these obstacles. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.afghanistan.gc.ca | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoHelping Feed Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable People | Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world. Millions of Afghans struggle to meet their most basic needs, and they are severely affected by chronic food shortages. Many Afghans still rely on traditional livelihoods, such as farming, to feed their families. Their efforts are hampered by the country’s crumbling infrastructure and frequent droughts. Rising food prices also make it difficult to buy enough food to feed a family. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.afghanistan.gc.ca | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCanada Supports Education in Afghanistan | According to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: “Every child has the right to an education,” and, Article Forty-Three of the Afghan Constitution states: “Education is the right of all citizens of Afghanistan”. With a shortage of schools and teachers, children had little chance of obtaining an education. For the children who lived in remote areas, these shortages were even more prevalent. Too often, this lack of education kept children at home. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.afghanistan.gc.ca | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoCanada’s New Role 2011-2014 | Our efforts have made a direct contribution to improving the lives of women and girls, and we remain steadfast in building on this progress. In addition, Canada remains committed to an Afghan education system that gives all Afghan children the opportunity to make a positive contribution to their families, their society, and the future of their country. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoCanada's achievements in Afghanistan | Since 2008, thanks to a comprehensive and coordinated approach, and increased civilian and development contributions, Canada has worked to help rebuild government services, the national army, the national police, education, health care and to improve human rights. With time, we have been able to build on our achievements and sacrifices and measure tangible progress. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoDeclaring land in Afghanistan free of mines | As a follow-up to the June 2009 podcast entitled Landmines in Afghanistan this new podcast presents the work of a deminer. It explains the demining process and the importance of mine risk education. Learn about progress achieved and how Canada and the international community have helped release land back to Afghans as free of mines. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoBridging the Divide: Afghans Working Together | This podcast, "Bridging the Divide: Afghans Working Together", highlights Canada's support towards Afghan-led initiatives to build important pieces of infrastructure, such as bridges. Through a program called the National Area Based Development Program (launched in 2003), local groups, also known as District Development Assemblies, identify development priorities in their respective communities. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 11/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoAfghanistan: Sowing Seeds of Hope | This podcast, "Afghanistan: Sowing Seeds of Hope", highlights how Canadian support is helping to rebuild Afghanistan's agricultural economy, particularly through the rehabilitation of the Dahla Dam and its irrigation system in Kandahar province. While the podcast also sheds light on some of the challenges faced by Afghans on a daily basis, it mostly aims to share the glimmers – or seeds – of hope that permeate Afghan society in rebuilding their country. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoKandahar City: Then and Now | Kandahar City: Then and Now was inspired by a photojournalism project that involved the training of 15 Kandahari youth in the principles of photography and narrative prose. Moving through the streets of their city, their lenses captured the every-day life of Afghans and provided a glimpse into a reality rarely seen by those living outside of the province. The podcast sheds light on some of the successes and challenges Afghans face on daily basis while working together with the international community to rebuild their country. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoKandahar Through Afghan Eyes 2010 | In this podcast, we look at the Kandahar Through Afghan Eyes 2010 exhibit; the result of an inspiring project that brings us a different perspective on the realities of life in Kandahar province through the eyes of some of its youth. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoWomen's Perspectives in Kandahar | The video, “Women's Perspectives in Kandahar,” considers some of the challenges faced by Afghan women living in Kandahar province as well as some of the positive changes to everyday life. The people, heard throughout the video, reflect on life in Kandahar province with women as students, teachers, wage earners and politicians. To understand the strides many Kandahari women are taking, we must consider their conditions a decade ago and the challenges they have faced along the way. On March 8th each year, people around the world celebrate International Women's Day and pay tribute to this journey. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe Afghan Canadian Community Centre | What you see here is a graduation ceremony. But what makes this one special is that it celebrates the graduation of women in an Afghanistan that – not even a decade ago – did not allow women to go to school. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoThe Dand District Centre | This is the Dand District Centre, located in Kandahar province. Seven months after the deadly March 30, 2009 attack that killed nine people, the centre was rebuilt and has now reopened. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 2/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoRemembrance Day Ceremony at Camp Nathan Smith, home of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team | Each year, Remembrance Day is celebrated to honour our war veterans. This video was recorded on November 11, 2009, at the Remembrance Day Services with Constable Andrew Johnstone at Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar Province, where Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is based. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 11/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoTurquoise Mountain | In 2006, the elders of the Murad Khane District in Kabul asked the Turquoise Mountain Trust to work with them to improve services to Afghans living in this part of Kabul, as well as to restore the district's priceless cultural heritage and its centuries-old tradition of producing some of the region's most beautiful arts and crafts. The rehabilitation of this district, located in the heart of Kabul, is an important symbol of an eventual return to economic self-sufficiency for the people of Afghanistan, and the government's ability to provide its citizens with basic services. Supporting that ability is one of Canada's six priorities in Afghanistan between now and 2011. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 7/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoAction Diplomacy | Canada supports several national governance programs that benefit the province of Kandahar, including the contribution of funds for civil service and police salaries through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund and Law and Order Trust Fund. Canada is helping to advance Afghanistan's capacity for democratic governance with funding of up to $35 million to support the core components of the elections process, including voter registration, recruitment and training of election officials, production and transportation of election materials and verification of results. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 5/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoSarpoza Prison | Through its Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, Canada is responding to specific infrastructure, training and other needs aimed at strengthening Sarpoza Prison's correctional capacity. Located on the western edge of Kandahar City, the prison is a regional, multi-level security facility that can accommodate up to 2,000 inmates. Maintaining a more secure environment and establishing law and order by building the capacity of the Afghan National Army and Police, and supporting complementary efforts in the areas of justice and corrections, are among the six priorities for Afghanistan announced by the Government of Canada. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 5/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoKandahar University - Reconstruction Through Education | This video looks at the physical and social changes Kandahar University has undergone in recent years. Canada's contribution to Kandahar University through its Kandahar Local Initiatives Program (KLIP) makes up an important component of one of Canada's six priorities focused on strengthening the Afghan government's institutional capacity to deliver core services and promote economic growth. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 3/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoCanada's Engagement in Afghanistan, Overview video | One of the world's most impoverished countries, Afghanistan is slowly recovering from years of war, oppression, and more recently, a devastating drought. This video provides insight into how Canada is working with the Afghan government and international partners to help lay the foundations for lasting peace and stability in the country. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 2/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoEducation | This episode looks at Canada's efforts to help build, expand and repair 50 schools in key districts of Kandahar province and to build the capacity of the Ministry of Education to deliver quality educational services. This is an important component of Canada's priority to help strengthen the Afghan government's institutional capacity to deliver core services and promote economic growth, enhancing confidence of Kandaharis in their government. Canada will invest up to $12 million in this project between 2008 and 2011, further building on Canada's already significant contribution to education in Afghanistan. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 1/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoKandahar Through Afghan Eyes | Initiatives like Hindara's Kandahar Through Afghan Eyes make up an important component of one of Canada's six priorities: to help strengthen the Afghan government's institutional capacity to deliver core services and promote economic growth, enhancing confidence of Kandaharis in their government. Using camera lenses, Kandahar Through Afghan Eyes gives young Afghans a sense of hope for the future, pride in their past, and skills for the present. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoTraining the Next Generation of Afghanistan's National Police | As one of Canada's six priorities, the training and mentoring the Afghan National Security Forces will help promote law and order in the province of Kandahar. Canada will be providing up to $99 million between 2008 and 2011 toward training, mentoring and equipping the Afthan National Army (ANA) and the ANP; building capacity in administration and logistical support; and complementary initiatives in the justice and correctional systems to support ANP activities. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 1/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoAfghanistan's Landmines | Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. This episode looks at Canada's support towards clearance and disposal of landmines in Afghanistan, in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service. These efforts make up an important component of Canada's priority to help the Afghan government provide humanitarian assistance to Afghans. With Canadian support, Afghanistan has already seen a decline of 55% in the monthly number of mine victims. More than 1.3 billion square metres of land have been cleared, and 8.3 million Afghans have benefited from mine risk education activities. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 1/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoDahla Dam | This episode looks at one of Canada's three signature projects in Afghanistan: the rehabilitation of the Dahla Dam and its irrigation system. This initiative is directly linked to Canada's priority to strengthen Afghan institutional capacity to deliver core services such as water and promote economic growth. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 9/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoPolio Eradication | This episode looks at one of Canada's three signature projects in Afghanistan: the eradication of polio, an initiative which is directly linked to Canada's priority to provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people. The polio eradication signature project is a joint initiative supported by Canada and implemented by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, in close collaboration with the Afghan Ministry of Health. For more information, including email and podcast updates, visit: www.Afghanistan.gc.ca | 9/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 26 Episodes |
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