The Afghan Canadian Community Center (ACCC) is a post-secondary school that provides students in Kandahar, primarily young women, with employment-oriented education in business management, Information Technology, English and health care. Approximately 700 female and male students are presently enrolled at the ACCC. Female students attend at no charge, while a small group of male students pay a modest fee to offset the cost of their instruction. The ACCC also operates an Internet lab that is available to women in the community at no charge.

The school's programs help students develop the skills they need to secure employment which provides a living for themselves and their families and often allows them to assist with the reconstruction of Afghanistan. The skills taught at the ACCC are in high demand by international development agencies, local businesses and the Afghan government. Close to 100 of our students have obtained high-paying employment or promotions as a result of this training, approximately the same the number of students who initially enrolled at the ACCC when it first opened in January 2007.

Here are the links to some of our most recent press releases:

• ACCC Moves to Larger Facility
• Government of Canada to provide more than $60,000 in funding to Kandahar school

Keep up to date on the Afghan Canadian Community Center's progress at The Afghan School Project's website.

You can download a summary of the Afghan School project, its operations, funding and budget from the link below.