“Dreams for my Daughter/Dreams for my Mother”

Dreams for my Daughter
Dreams for my Mother
“If women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish. And when families flourish, communities and nations do as well. That is why every woman, every man, every child, every family, and every nation on this planet does have a stake in the discussion that takes place here.”

Hillary Rodham Clinton

The American Corner invites young women to participate in
“Dreams for my Daughter/Dreams for my Mother”

This project is inspired by Hillary Rodham Clinton’s dedication to empowering women all around the world. Mother/Daughter pairs will be recorded interviewing one another. Then, these videos will be posted online to share with the world.

You can ask:
• What are your hopes and dreams for me?
• What advice would you give me about raising my own daughter, if I decide to have children?
• How has your life been different than what you'd imagined?

Your mother could ask:

• Tell me about some women you admire? Your role models?
• If you could do anything now, what would you do? Why?


Contact American Corner Coordinator in Khujand to schedule the interview with your mother!
You can contact us by: 6 03 13. Deadline for the scheduling interview is March 19th 2010 at 5:00 pm

TEEN TECH WEEK COMPETITION - MAKE YOUR BOOK TRAILER

DEDICATING TO TEEN TECH WEEK, AMERICAN CORNER KHUJAND INVITES ALL INTERESTED TEENS TO TAKE PART IN OUR COMPETITION ON BOOK TRAILER.
MAKE YOUR OWN SHORT VIDEO ABOUT ONE BOOK THAT YOU LIKED MOST OF ALL, BOOK CAN BE FROM AMERICAN CORNER KHUJAND OR FROM OTHER SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY.

IN ORDER TO FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOOK TRAILER, PLEASE VISIT OUR PRESENTATION ON MARCH 4 AT 2:00 PM

Consular visiting to the American Corner Khujand

Where: American Corner Khujand
When: 1st of March at 3:00 pm
Who: all interested person

Duration: 1-00 hour

Total number of attendance: 40 persons

Speaker: Wilson Elisabeth

Consular from the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan visited American Corner in Khujand. The topic of consular’s presentation was about visas to the U.S. Consular also told about Work and Travel program and eligible persons who may apply to this program. Questions from students was different: some of them wanted to find out more about Work and Travel program, some of them about prolonging visas, differences between type of visas.

Results:
Students were able to learn more about visa types
Found out more about work and travel program
Found out more about documents that should be submitted for getting visa

Distributed materials:
· Handouts: Visas to the U.S. and student Visas

Presentation of ELF - Sharon Saternus semi-finalists of Global UGRAD program

Where: American Corner Khujand

When: 24th of February at 4:00 pm

Who: semi-finalists of UGRAD program

Duration: 1-00 hour

Total number of attendance: 15 persons

Speaker: Sharon Saternus

ELF Sharon Saternus sparked semi-finlists to come to American Corner Khujand and learn more about interview passing, how to prepare to pass TOEFL, what is useful when you are going to pass an interview, and life in American Universities as well.
A lot of questions regarding these issues were asked and Sharon as American shared knowledge about American University life, how to behave in interview, what to dress up and huge number of questions that were answered by Sharon.

Results:
Semi finalists of UGRAD program got useful information and started to prepare for interview and TOEFL. This kind of presentations made them more self confident and prepared to unusual and different situations.

Community service is going on in Khujand

Where: Pahtakor Internat
When: 24th of February at 3:00 pm
Who: all interested person

Duration: 1-30 hour

Total number of attendance: 9 persons (1 semi-finalist FLEX program)

Who organized : American Corner Khujand and “Youth generation of Tajiksitan

Outreach program as an orphanage trip is being rural for American Corner Khujand. This time American Corner Khujand in cooperation with public organization “Youth generation of Tajikistan” organized this trip. Program was consists from these parts:
· Introduction about two public organizations
· Competition for the best poem reading
· What is your name, how old are you and what is your?
· Who will dance
· First come to the finish game

All winners got presents: color pencils, painting books, riddles book – money for these presents were donated by people who made charity for them.

Results:
Strengthening the community service activities in Khujand
Improving volunteer and leadership skills of participants.

Interview passing tips-students at American Corner Khujand learning tips for succes interviewing

American Corner Khujand for the second time sparked youth to join the workshop: “How to pass an interview successful”, due having a lot of requests from the students.
This workshop was real success. At the first part in order to make an ice breaker students should divide into 3 groups and find an answers to the questions:
What do you expect from this workshop
What kind of experience do you have in interviewing
What kind of questions do you want to ask today
What do you think what’s going to be changed after this workshop
Students had to find an answers for this questions from another groups. After finding answers students made a presentation, each group chose one speaker and made a presentation. This brainstorming made them acquainted with new friends and make them know about their thoughts and expectations.
Second part was the presentation: how to successful pass an interview. During the presentation participants asked questions regarding behaving in interview.
The interactive game: send a message was a final note n this presentation.

Results:

30 persons learned more about interview and how to behave in interview. As students said this tips will real help them to get prepared and not to be scared to be in interview.

How to successful pass an interview

Passing interview, this is the question that bothers students who are going to pass an interview and people who wants to get a good job. American Corner Khujand initiated the workshop teaching tips of passing interview. This was a good opportunity for all participants to take a part in this workshop learn tips of interview passing. Also FLEX semi finalist Usmonov J. shared with his experience in interviewing. The most common questions that probably will be asked when person is going to get a good job or go abroad for education was also discussed.

Results:
8 persons learned more about interview and how to behave in interview.

ELF - Sharon Saternus sharing her travel impressions

Where: American Corner Khujand
When: 16th of February at 4:00 pm
Who: all interested person

Duration: 1-00 hour

Total number of attendance: 25 persons

Speaker: Sharon Saternus

ELF Sharon Saternus shared her impressions about her travel in Turkish, Paris and participation in ELF’s conference in Egypt. This presentation was amazing with the photos that Sharon showed during the presentation. Students were amazed to see Turkish mosques and places of interest. The most beautiful place of Turkish – Blue Mosque’s photo was indeed interesting to see, The pyramid of Egypt made them curious whether they can enter inside the pyramid. Students also learned that 50 ELFs gathered in this conference.

Results:
Sharon’s presentation made our visitor’s outlook more wide and spark them to see these places by their own eyes.

Outreach program at polytechnic gymnasium (President’s Day)

American Corner Khujand as scheduled the outreach programs in our 2010 year, made the outreach program at polytechnic gymnasium. The main idea of doing this outreach program was to make them know about American Corner Khujand’s resources and give new information about Presidents Day.

Results: High school students of 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th of polytechnic gymnasium learned:
· What is the American Corner Khujand
· What kind of resources the AC can offer for them
· What kind of different programs AC has
· Which benefits they will have from AC’s resources and programs
· What is the President’s Day
· Why Americans celebrate this Day and why two presidents Lincoln and Washington are so famous

Tools: Presentation about American Corner Khujand in PPT
Practical handout about President’s Day

Distributed materials: Мусульмане Америки, Свободны наконец, Хамкории ИМА бо Точикистон.

High school students were sparked to come to AC and see all resources take a part in educational events and wide their outlook.

Valentine’s Day celebration

Celebration of Valentine’s Day at American Corner Khujand, was a wonderful opportunity for them who didn’t know at all about the history of this day to come and learn more about Valentine’s day. In the beginning they were asked whether they know about Valentine’s Day history. 3 students shared their knowledge about it. To do it more clear Moni Mukimi made a presentation about History of this Day. The program of celebration consisted from these parts:
· History of the Valentine’s Day – by Moni Mukimi (active volunteer)
· Story of the Valentine
· Find your match – students should fins their match by means of finding another part of paper heart that was parted beforehand, it helped them to get in pairs.
· Who faster (game on eating cake)
· The monuments of love making
· Make a confession in love (orally), it helped them to make a confession in different languages, also one of them made it in English and sang the song
· Balloon game
· Find the hearts in the Corner game
· Multiple your vocabulary game – throwing ball and saying words in Engish

Results: in this 2-00 hour celebration participants learned:
· About Valentine’s Day
· And how to be more brave when you are making your confession
· And finally they have got a lot of fun

Presented materials for winners of the games and competitions:
Muslim’s life in the U.S.
Martin Luther King magazine

P.S. Having two more Americans from J.Rasulov made this event more fun and cross-cultural.

Web-chat with U.S. Embassy representatives

U.S. Embassy initiated wonderful opportunity for all high school and university students to learn more about educational exchange programs that U.S. Embassy offers each year. This web-chat was initiated for first time and it was success. Due having a lot of number of attendance we set up the projector to make them aware about answers for their questions.

Results:
· Students and high school students found a lot of information regarding educational exchange programs
· Learned how to use the internet in a different and useful way
· Offered to have such kind of web-chat more and more in different topics

Special thanks to U.S. Embassy and Mirzoshirinov Rustam for providing us with such kind of wonderful opportunity.

with PAO Rachel Cooke and CAO McKenzie on Exchange Programs for High School and University Students in the U.S

Web-chat on Thursday, February 11 at 3pm. This is the first webchat with the representatives of the U.S.Embassy, so come and register for the web-chat and learn more about Exchange programs.
Questions could be posted in advance, more information find by calling us at 6 03 13.

Movie night at American Corner Khujand

Dedicating to St.Valentine’s Day American Corner Khujand organized first movie night that was shown in evening time.Title of the movie "Just like heaven", that was announced in advance. Participants were really inspired by movie which has deep meaning. This movie make them sparked to be more patient in real life. Friendly atmosphere and popcorn eating made this movie screening more fun and interesting.

Results:
· Improving English Language skills (movie was shown in English with Russian sub-titles)
· Learning more about American culture

Success quotes: Azizjon Majidov said: “This movie made me feeling good and I hope that we will have more opportunities to be at American Corner among our friends and open our world with American Corner Khujand.”

These success stories made American Corner Khujand second home for most of our visitors and volunteers.

Students at American Corner Khujand learning more about gender issues

Representative’s from the OSCE presented an open discussion with Q&A about Gender issues. First Barbara Davis little bit spoke about Human Rights and then Zaitoona Naimova Gender Officer of the OSCE made a presentation on Gender issues.

Results: in this 1-30 hour workshop participants learned:
· More about Human Rights
· Mission of the OSCE in Tajikistan and in whole world.
· Gender what is this

Participants were asked weather they are learning Human Rights at school or not.
Different kind of question were asked from the OSCE representatives, such kind of: what kind of organizations is observing the process of election, which country is most achieved in Gender equality, what is the reason that some countries are achieved in this issues and others don’t.
Presentations were really interesting and thoughtful.

Movie night

Dear all interested.

Would you like to have a wonderful time watching movie? If yes then come and join us to watch movie dedicating to St. Valentine's Day: "Just like heaven"

When: 9th of February at 5:30 pm

Where: Asiri Library 2nd floor, conference room.

How: call and register for the movie night, our contact phone: 6 03 13

Hurry up, places are limited.

Movie night is free of charge coma and call for your friends to come.

Американский Уголок в городе Худжанде при ОО «ЧАХОНИ МО» проводит вечер БЕСПЛАТНОГО просмотра фильма: «Между небом и землей»

Где: здание библиотеки им.Т Асири, 2 этаж, конференц зал

Когда: 9 февраля 2010 года в 17:30 часов

Как: позвони по телефону 6 03 13 и зарегистрируйся на показ фильма.

Просмотр фильма посвящен Дню Святого Валентина

Спеши быть первым – места ограничены.

Interactive ways of teaching English” workshop

Narmina Alieva UGRAD alumna’ 09 sparked teachers, students of Faculty of Foreign Languages to take a part in interesting and unique workshop: “Interactive ways of teaching English”. In this workshop participants have learned a lot. Workshop begun in interesting way: like sharing about yourself to your partner by means of answering questions from cards. Everybody could share with her or his experience with group and make them aware about interesting ways of teaching English.

Results: in this 1-30 hour workshop participants learned:
· How to make lesson more interesting for children and students
· Ways of using games in lesson
· And a lot of interactive ways of teaching

Participants were so inspired by participating and they required to have more

Using materials: handouts
Distributed materials: disks on methods of teaching English.


Special thanks to Narmina Alieva for having such kind of marvelous workshop.