11-17-2011
Support Education and Literacy in Afghanistan today!
Now is an especially good time to support the important work -- one book at a time -- of the Louis and Nancy Hatch Dupree Foundation for the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University.
For every $1 you give today, an anonymous donor will give an additional $1, up to a total of $35,000 -- doubling the impact of your gift!
Donations to the Dupree Foundation provide direct support of ACKU's programs in Afghanistan -- and can help expand the horizons for Afghans.
Act now -- our matching gift campaign ends December 31, 2011. Please visit http://www.dupreefoundation.org/donate.htm to give donate today.
11-17-2011
Abdul Waheed Wafa joined the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University as its first Executive Director on October 1, 2011.
A native of Kabul, Afghanistan, Waheed from 2001 until present was a Kabul-based reporter for The New York Times and helped run its bureau there. He is described by former colleague David Rohde as "the heart and soul of The New York Times bureau in Kabul for the last 10 years. More than any other Afghan, he made us optimistic about the country's future."
From 2010-11, he was a Neiman Foundation Fellow at Harvard University where he studied leadership, democracy and communications. Waheed earned his LLB at Kabul University and attended high school in Kabul.
Waheed is working closely with founder Nancy Hatch Dupree. Nancy says, "Waheed and I are mapping out strategic steps ACKU must take in order to move us dynamically into the future. I am grateful for his keen mind, insights and dedication."
05-13-2011
At an event at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on May 9, Nancy Hatch Dupree was named the Scone Foundation's Archivist of the Year. Attendees of the event enjoyed hearing Nancy talk about art, culture and history of Afghanistan from the Paleolithic period through present day, and the role that ACKU plays in preserving Afghanistan's history.
Speakers included playwright Tony Kushner and
New York Times journalist David Rohde.
02-08-2011
Snow came late to Kabul this year, giving construction workers a few extra weeks to work on the structure of the ACKU's new building.
On December 20, cement began to be poured for the angled roof on the new ACKU building. Because of the roof's steep slope, measurements had to be scrutinized and reviews of the design had to carefully considered before the cement was poured.
One of the carpenters, Khairat, was awarded a prize in recognition of his careful attention to detail. Khairat received his award during a luncheon given by Engineer Rafiq and which attended by members of the Ministry of Higher Education, Kabul University, ACKU and all the workmen.
02-08-2011
Several new titles joined the shelves of the ACKU Box Library Extension Project (ABLE) in 2010.
ABLE produced a series of six new books:
Forests and Water Sources in Afghanistan (pictured below);
School: A Locality of Perfection and Courtesy; Filtration on Fruit and Reduction of Quality and Taste; Provincial Council: The Path to Success of National Mobilization; Sheep Husbandry in Afghanistan (pictured below); and
Gemstones Economy in Afghanistan.
