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CHI maintains an active public education outreach project, educating people about the health and educational needs of Afghans and others in the developing nations of the world. We are committed to promoting awareness and sensitivity to cultural differences and to increasing the understanding and valuing of the cultural diversity of the world.
CHI hosts educational forums and participates in conferences held by other organizations. CHI staff members have been interviewed on the radio (including National Public Radio and Equal Access Radio), and by television and print media.
We give presentations to small, local groups in churches and community organizations, as well as to large groups, national, and international organizations.
Recent Public Education Highlights
September 2007 -Sakena Yacoobi was interviewed on National Geograhic Radio and National Public Radio.
March 2005- Fletcher Conference on Innovative Approaches Panelist, “Women in Decision Making Roles: Leadership and Gender Equity in the Move Towards Democracy” at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.
March 2005- Women’s Learning Partnership International Symposium Panelist, “Breaking the Silence: Culture, Conflict, & Extremism” New York, New York
August 2004 – Sabanci University in Turkey, International Institute on Peace Education, “Educating Women for Reconstruction of Society”
November 2003 - Katholieke Universiteit , Leuven, Belgium - Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology- "Women and Islam: In search for the femininity in shifting worlds."
October 2003 - Harvard University, Central Eurasian Studies Society Conference, “Training a new generation of Afghan Teachers”
Local Public Education
March 2005 - Presentation to Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Michigan
August 2004 - Presentation to Jaycees, Dearborn, Michigan
April 2004 –Presentation at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan
March 2004 – Presentation at Allen Park High School Diversity Week, Allen Park, Michigan
CHI staff worked with a Girl Scout Troop in Dayton, Ohio to raise money for a girls’ school in an Afghan refugee camp, and to help the Girl Scouts learn more about Afghan culture by inviting them to CHI’s offices to learn more about CHI’s work with Afghans.