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The UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan: An Anthology Paperback – 20 March 2023
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This book is a collection of writings by multiple members of the UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan (AF), covering the period since the inception of the Fellowship in 2003, till the present day. The imperative to share this story became even more critical in the wake of the events of August 2021 in Afghanistan, and the return of the Taliban to power. It seemed essential to document the unique 15-year Hiroshima Fellowship, and to learn from the challenges and accomplishments of an Afghan-driven international development effort, before the recollections were lost.
Part of the UNITAR Afghan Fellowship Legacy Projects (AFLP) the book has brought together authors from among the 500 alumni, mentors, faculty members, partners, and UNITAR staff, who took part and here share their experiences and analysis of the Fellowship over the years - its unique structure, its philosophy and modus operandi, its particular emphasis on building, and sustaining, a community of professionals and international mentors.
Each chapter tells a what, why, and how story, lessons learned, impressions or reminisces of the Fellows' learning and projects during many training cycles. The collection examines the diversity of Afghanistan through the Fellows' personal stories - their transformations, dreams, and concerns for themselves and for their country. It details the journeys of the mentors, resource persons and international partners, whose lives were transformed by proximity with the Afghans and their aspirations. It also sheds light on the Fellowship's special connections with Hiroshima and Japan.
This is a compelling human story, of different people coming together from around the world to solve problems and initiate solutions together - regardless of language, cultural barriers, and technological challenges. It is a story which can upend the current discourses about Afghanistan and shed some light on the oft-repeated question of the recent past - "Was it all a waste?" This is a critical reflection for future development and humanitarian interventions.
- Print length538 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date20 March 2023
- ISBN-13979-8987807903
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About the Author
Humaira Khan-Kamal joined UNITAR in 1996, as a UNITAR Special Fellow, Training Associate, and from 2012 to 2016 as Senior Advisor to the UNITAR Fellowship for Afghanistan. In her first assignment at UNITAR she was directly involved in developing the UNITAR New York Office Work Program for Government Officials based in New York, leading the research, development, planning, and coordination of several training programs in specific thematic areas. These included courses on international trade, public-private partnerships for sustainable development, and policy issues in information and communication technologies, as well as workshops on basics in technology for senior policy makers and negotiators. With the opening of the UNITAR Hiroshima Office in 2003, Khan-Kamal took a leadership role in the overall design, launch, and management of the Fellowship project on post-conflict reconstruction and training in Afghanistan and served as program leader till 2011. Following that, as Senior Advisor, she remained involved in strategic planning and curriculum development of the program, in addition to delivering specific modules of training. Khan-Kamal was a Government of Japan scholar to the Lahore University of Management Sciences where she earned her master's in business administration. Her post-graduate work was focused on non-profit management and community empowerment projects. Prior to her work with UNITAR she worked with a non-profit project to set up the national cancer care hospital in Pakistan - Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center. She is currently working as CEO of a health-care company in the United States.Khan-Kamal is one of the co-founders and coordinators of the Afghan Fellowship Legacy Projects (AFLP), created to distill the lessons learnt from the UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan and channel the experiences and, knowledge of this worldwide community towards future innovative and sustainable international development assistance initiatives.
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- ASIN : B0BZTKCRHD
- Language : English
- Paperback : 538 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8987807903
- Best Sellers Rank: 164,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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