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GOOD PEOPLE,GOOD WORKS
The Afghan Coalition:Guiding Lives, Lifting Spirits - P2/2 (In Dari)
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Today’s
Good People, Good Works
will be presented
in Dari and English,
with subtitles in Arabic,
Aulacese (Vietnamese),
Chinese,
English, French,
German, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean,
Malay, Persian,
Portuguese, Russian,
Thai and Spanish.
We first arrived
in Chicago (USA)
and then we were there
for six months.
There weren’t a lot of
Afghans; there were only
a couple of families
and some people
didn’t even know
where Afghanistan was.
Our delightful greetings
to you kind viewers
to another edition of
Good People, Good Works.
Today we feature
Part 2 of our program
on the Afghan Coalition,
a non-profit
community-based
umbrella organization
which is headquartered in
Fremont, California, USA.
We are coming
from a diverse culture.
Arab people
came to Afghanistan,
Eastern European people
came to Afghanistan.
Alexander the Great
and also Genghis Khan
came to Afghanistan.
So a lot of different people
they came to Afghanistan
or they went through
Afghanistan to the
Middle East or to Asia.
So we have
very diverse people
and also if you look at
my family of six sisters
with six difference faces.
Some are very wide
and fine hair and almost
blonde and green eyes,
and some have dark hair
with brown eyes.
Afghanistan is located
in heart of Asia, which is
an area approximately
250,000 square miles
the size of Texas (USA).
Three-fifths of Afghanistan
is mountains.
Pamir is the highest
mountain which is called
the “world’s terrace.”
Around these famous
hills and mountains,
many historical heritages
can be found which
represent the ancient arts
and civilization
of the Sassanid, Greco,
Bactrian, Greco Budick,
Kushani, and
Islamic civilizations.
So Afghanistan is one of
the most historical lands
in the world.
The Coalition is creating
an ever brighter future
for the peace-loving
Afghan-Americans
residing in
Northern California, USA
through a variety of
social service programs
and events.
It has been estimated
that more Afghans live
in this region,
particularly southern
Alameda County,
than anywhere else
in the world
outside of Afghanistan.
Some say as many
as 50,000 Afghans
reside in this area.
Since its founding,
the Afghan Coalition
has grown to become the
largest Afghan-American
organization
in the United States.
It is comprised of
nine non-profit member
organizations including
the Afghan Women's
Association International,
the Society
of Afghan Professionals,
the Institute
of Afghan Studies, and
the Afghan Friends Network.
The Afghan Women’s
Association International
played a major role in the
formation of the Coalition.
The Association has been
in existence since 1992
and has members
in Afghanistan, Europe,
Pakistan and
the United States.
In the past, the Association
has provided aid
to their homeland
in the form of clothes,
food and medicine
for people living in
refugee camps located in
the city of Jalalabad
and funds for schools
to purchase supplies
and furniture.
And then some Afghan
groups came here,
Afghan professionals,
Afghan football league
and also different
Afghan elderly programs.
And many programs
came together and built
the Afghan Coalition.
We were the first step
in building this coalition,
the Afghan Women’s
Association International
in Northern California.
After that another group
came and joined us
and we built
the Afghan Coalition.
Rona Popal,
executive director
of the Coalition next
speaks about the kind of
help that her group offers
to new Afghan immigrants
to the USA.
We’re trying to talk to them
about the rules,
regulations and
about what to do
to go find a job.
If they cannot find a job,
where to go to
apply for social services,
where to go
for applying for housing,
and step by step,
we are helping them so
they can start their life
in United States.
They have
PG&E bills to pay.
They don’t know
how to pay that.
And there are a lot of
problems.
And also how to
talk with their doctors.
And we are the one,
calling or
going to the doctors
and helping them in that.
Through various events
and activities,
the Afghan Coalition
provides the opportunity
for Afghan-Americans
to honor
their beautiful culture.
We celebrated
the first New Year and
the first Independence Day
in order to teach
our community members
how to get together and
how to have fun
and also remember
their culture, and teach
the next generation.
This is the land of
opportunity, as a woman,
as a human being,
I have the right to do
whatever I want to do.
For example,
what kind of job
I want to do or where
I want to go to study.
It’s wonderful,
freedom of speech,
freedom of religion,
freedom of writing,
freedom of living,
wherever we want to live.
These are the values
that are very important
to Afghan culture and
the people and that’s why
we feel very comfortable
to live in the United States,
because they have
the same value system
as we have.
The people who are here
they are trying to go back
to their old culture.
Afghans are very friendly,
and they love for guests
to come to their house
and they are
very hospitable
and very trustworthy.
When we come back,
we’ll learn
some of the ways
the Afghan Coalition
is supporting the people
of Afghanistan.
Please stay tuned
to Supreme Master
Television.
I really want to
share with the world that,
let’s take care of each other;
let’s bring peace
in the world.
Let’s think about
what we can do
to help our children,
our sisters and brothers
around the world.
That’s what my message is.
Welcome back
to today’s edition of
Good People, Good Works
featuring
the Afghan Coalition,
a non-profit
community based
umbrella organization
that seeks to create
a constructive future
for Afghan-Americans by
building self-sufficiency
within the community,
developing
youth leadership,
and promoting unity.
One of the popular
Afghan Coalition initiatives
is called the “Jewellery
Making Program”
which started in 2007
with the vision of helping
Afghan women become
more self-sufficient by
teaching them
a handicraft that can
generate income as well
as provide valuable
business experience.
Jewellery making is taught
in a three hour workshop
along with
money management,
budgeting, marketing and
other entrepreneurial skills.
Recently the Coalition
held an event called the
“Afghan Bazaar Boutique”
which provided
an avenue
for program participants
to share their talents and
creativity with the public.
I came here; I learned
how to make jewellery.
Yes. It’s very fun. It’s fun.
You like to make it
every day.
But it’s hard work.
It is very difficult.
It’s a hobby,
and I do it at home.
Maybe for one of them,
for example, this one,
to make it takes maybe
three or four days.
Some of the program
participants are also
skilled in other arts.
This is from Jaji.
The nomads!
The nomads of
Afghanistan wear this a lot
though people in Kabul
prefer it too,
the youngsters
and small girls.
It is knitted by hand;
It is always hand knit.
The nomads,
the people of Jaji…
this is their daily dress,
and people in Kabul
wear it for parties.
Beside its work
in the United States,
the Afghan Coalition
also has several programs
to boost the development
of Afghanistan.
The Cob housing project
seeks to promote
the construction of
affordable and culturally
acceptable housing
in the villages and
rural areas of Afghanistan.
The housing is made of
readily available
natural building materials
namely earth, sand, clay,
straw and water.
Cob houses are cool
in summer and warm
in winter and are very
environmentally friendly.
In the future
the Afghan Coalition
intends to send
four engineers
to Afghanistan
to train locals how to make
easy-to-build structures
with these materials.
Another program is the
Afghan Widow Project
that teaches
widowed women
various trade skills
so that they can eventually
open a business
and earn income.
In the process they can
become independent
and better able to
care for their family.
These women inside Kabul,
in the capital
can know about sewing,
and also
learn their language
so that they can be literate
and also they can
start their business
by sewing, embroidery,
or any other thing that
they have that talent for
so they can be
self sufficient.
We are helping
those people.
The Sister School
initiative supported
by the Coalition
provides materials and
financial aid to schools
in Afghanistan.
And also there are
a lot of schools that
we did send money to,
to help them, support them.
Besides helping
settle those Afghans
who are new to America
as well as aiding
social development
in Afghanistan,
Another important aspect
of the Afghan Coalition
is its promotion of peace,
harmony and
understanding between
the Afghan people and
those of other cultures
and ethnic groups.
We learn a lot
from the world,
from the people.
Communicate
with different people,
have a relationship.
I really advise
if you want to know
about Afghans,
or Muslims, or Islam,
you need to go to them,
reach out and talk to them.
The most important is
in order to bring peace,
reach out.
This is what you need,
that’s all.
You don’t need to spend
money or gold or
billions of dollars
in order to be a friend.
No, you need to reach out,
you need to show
your affection for another
and believe me
they will love you.
We have a lot of friends
in United States,
Christians, Jewish,
Buddhist, and
Sikh people, and
we have a lot of friends
around us and that’s why
and we are happy
and comfortable.
Afghans like
other immigrant groups
brought with them
their lifestyle and culture,
adding to the diversity
of the Bay Area (USA).
Now twenty five years later,
Afghan Americans
have established
a successful community.
Respected for their hard
work and achievements
in business, social,
and educational circles,
they have established
a successful presence
throughout the Bay Area.
Afghans are justifiably
proud of their success
in this country
as business professionals,
doctors, lawyers,
police officers,
social workers, beauticians,
and high school
and university students.
Afghans
as other communities
in the Bay Area
would like to preserve
their cultural identity
and put a positive role
in the American
democratic system.
I am proud
to be an Afghan.
I am an Afghan.
I am an Afghan.
I am an Afghan.
I am one real Afghan.
I am an Afghan American.
We are Afghan Americans.
We offer
our heartfelt thanks
to the Afghan Coalition
for caring for Afghans
both in the USA and
Afghanistan, promoting
the elegant culture
of Afghanistan, and
building bridges between
Afghan-Americans and
people of all backgrounds.
May the Coalition
enjoy continued success
in all of its endeavors.
For more details
on the Afghan Coalition,
please visit
www.AfghanCoalition.org
Graceful viewers,
thank you for
your company today on
Good People, Good Works.
The World Around Us
is next
after Noteworthy News.
May your hearts
be blessed with
Heavenly thoughts.
Yoshikazu Kawaguchi
teaches others his
Natural Farming method
where fertilizers and
agricultural chemicals
are not used and tilling
of the land is not required.
What made you
come here and study
the Natural Farming?
Basically, because of
the same reason
Mr. Kawaguchi
has changed to the
Natural Farming method.
I used to engage
in agriculture with
agricultural chemicals.
But I didn’t like it
because I didn’t feel well
afterwards.
Be sure to watch
Part 2 of
“Yoshikazu Kawaguchi’s
Natural Farming Method”
this Wednesday, February 24
on Planet Earth:
Our Loving Home.
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