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February
2003 Update
Memphis
- Afghan Friendship Summit
Since October of 2002, a small summit of nine Afghan diplomats and
Memphis
leaders have unleashed a whirlwind of
activities. Two groups from MAF have traveled to
Afghanistan, including a team with a doctor
from
St.
Francis
Hospital
and a neonatal nurse from
Methodist
Hospital.
Rusty Griffin
and
Mark Morris
have each made separate trips to finalize
plans for health and education projects. A Memorandum of
Understanding between the
University
of
Memphis
has been initiated by the U of M, has been translated and is in the hands of Minister Qanuni. The
Minister of Education,
Yunis
Qanuni met with our team and encouraged an ongoing partnership between the city of
Memphis and
Afghanistan.
Wali Abdi, an Afghan American
from the University
of Memphis has become a key person in the education
arena as he works on the undertaking of curriculum development for the
nation of Afghanistan.
As you read the updates below, please jump to the links which will
provide photo and video updates in your particular area of interest.
Thank you for your interest and your commitment to building bridges of friendship for the future of the nation of
Afghanistan.
Health Highlights
The next team from
Memphis
will travel to
Afghanistan
on March 7th for 10 days. During their
time in country they will continue the medical lecture series at
Maywand
Hospital
and conduct clinics in villages near the
capital. In addition a small team will travel to Herat,
Afghanistan
to continue developing projects in that
province. To date there has been very little done by NGO's in
Herat and there are several excellent
opportunities for expanding the work of the Memphis - Afghan group into
that area.
Ongoing Health Projects
Education Highlights
We are currently developing the Education leadership team, a “think
tank” for community leaders with background and employment in
education. Their efforts will be directed toward Afghanistan’s
new curriculum, provide training for the curriculum writers within the
Interim government, and cooperate with other universities across America
who are investing in the future of Afghanistan.
Ongoing
Education Projects
Business/
Leadership Highlights
A meeting was recently held at FedEx to discuss transportation into Kabul,
the capital city of
Afghanistan.
A few pilots have offered to fly to Kabul using their vacation time.
FedEx
sign in Kabul
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