Canada in Afghanistan – What Should Canada’s Role Be?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/10/f-afghanistan.html

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/10/f-afghanistan.html

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Instructions for Part One: Canada’s Mission Goals - Afghanistan

• For part one of this assignment use the Canadian Government Website:– Canada In Afghanistan

Fill in the slides provided with the information requested in your own words. This is at most a partner (1 or 2 person) assignment!

• Each slide will also contain a picture of Canada’s war/mission in Afghanistan which you will provide a link to. – See the example on the

title page of this presentation and then ask for help if you do not know how to create links.

– You pictures cannot all be from the same site.

Priority One: Security• How is Canada Providing Help?

– Training– Gaining administration capabilities– Free help for justice systems

– What are two goals that Canada has for this part of the mission by 2011?

--- Increased capacity of ANA to perform operations and gain a more stable environment by 2011.

--- ANP having better ability to promote the law by 2011.

Priority Two: Basic services

• How is Canada Providing Help?– Education– Roads maintenance– Job creation– Training– Repair irrigation structure and drinkable water

– What are two goals that Canada has for this part of the mission by 2011?

--- Kandahar’s provincial government is to be able to provide

--- Multiple new schools

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Priority Three: Humanitarian aid• How is Canada Providing Help?

– Food aid to people with less than standard situations

– Non food help to the above people– Health services– Clearance of mines

– What are two goals that Canada has for this part of the mission by 2011?

--- Human assistance will still be available to displaced people

--- human help will be there for refugees

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Priority Four: Border• How is Canada Providing Help?

– Helping with communication between Afghanistan and Pakistan

– Training border officials– Provide important equipment

– What are two goals that Canada has for this part of the mission by 2011?

--- Ability to manage the border--- help financial development in the area

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Priority Five: National institutions• How is Canada Providing Help?

– Provide help for elections– Collaborate with groups to support election

committees– Give certain institutions tech support, training,

and equipment

– What are two goals that Canada has for this part of the mission by 2011?

--- Institutions will be able to provide public services--- Said institutions will be able to properly carry out

elections

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Priority Six: Reconciliation• How is Canada Providing Help?

– Contribute $14 million– Help Afghan- government with dialogue

promotion– Help improve communication between

government and citizens

– What are two goals that Canada has for this part of the mission by 2011?

--- National government will encourage reconciliation--- Provincial government will encourage reconciliation

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Part 1A: Signature Projects – Canadian Efforts in Afghanistan

• Instructions:Use this link to learn about 3 signature projects that we as the Canadian people have identified as critical for the people of Afghanistan.

- Fill in the following slides with information in your own words about these projects.

• Place one photo of these projects, different from what is on the linked main page in this box on the following pages.

Signature Project 1 – Dahla dam and irrigation system

• Why is this an important project for the people of Afghanistan?

• Provide water supply to most of the Kandahari population

• Create 10000 seasonal jobs• Help agriculture

• What is Canada doing to help? – Invest over $50 million– Help with repairs to the dam– Train farmers in water management

• Place one photo of these projects, different from what is on the linked main page in this box on the following pages.

Signature Project 2 – Education• Why is this an important project

for the people of Afghanistan?• Will help literacy• Will help fill jobs and boost economy

• What is Canada doing to help? • Invest $12 million• Help build or repair 50 schools• Help minister of education to provide decent education

• Place one photo of these projects, different from what is on the linked main page in this box on the following pages.

Signature Project 3 – Polio eradication

• Why is this an important project for the people of Afghanistan?

• It paralyzes the person permanently in a lot of cases• It’s a disease. Need I say more?

• What is Canada doing to help? • Invest $60 million for the eradication• Work with WHO and UNICEF to help

• Place one photo of these projects, different from what is on the linked main page in this box on the following pages.