Intercultural Sensitivity Workshop for Afghanistan

Afghan Cultural Sensitivity Workshop Agenda:
(subject to change)

Day 1

8:00 – Light breakfast, coffee & tea

8:30AM - Introduction to Afghanistan: Geography, history, society, ethnic and linguistic groups

10:15 – Break

10:30 – Soviet Occupation until Today

11:30 – Introduction to Major Afghan Languages: Basic Phrases in Dari and Pashto

12:30 Lunch

2:00 – Culture, History

3:00 – Current Issues: Obama’s policy, civilian casualties - Q&A, Discussion

Day 2

8:00 – Light breakfast, coffee & tea

8:30 – Consequences of War: Diaspora, impact on health, drug trade, economic hardship, power vacuum

9:30 - Impact of years of war on Afghans’ psyches: War rugs, resilience (refusal to stop going to school)

10:30 Afghan languages review, survival guide

11:30 Discussion of Islam and core values in Afghanistan