The graduation of the 12th term students of
internet training course hold in FACT
30th October 2008, Kabul
The
central council of FACT is continuously trying to build the capacity of the
craftsmen.
Certificates were distributed to the 12th term graduate students of internet
training course of FACT in the graduation ceremony where Mr. Julie Muller and
Mr. Shafuqullah Gauhari of GTZ, Mr. Mahmud Maniwi, DED Advisor in FACT, Mr.
Mohammad Hasan Sepahi, the president, and Noor ul Haq Omari, vise-president, of
FACT, Mr. Barat Ali Himmati, the General Manager of the Central Council of
FACT, Mr. Ihsan Omar, the manager of the Basic Services Development Center were
also present.
The
ceremony was opened by the Manager of the Internet Training Center who after
greeting the guests and participants said:
‘ This center have had many achievements like it has provided several services
as learning, e-commerce, printing, placing advertisements on the web and many
more which are aimed at building the capacity of craftsmen and so far 2450
craftsmen has received this training in this center. The center is proud to
graduate 40 more students whose graduation is celebrated through this ceremony
by distributing them certificates.
He added:
‘The pupils of this center are comprised of Kabul city craftsmen and industry
owners as carpet sellers, car sellers, mechanics, mobile repairers,
shopkeepers, masons, ladies who are manufacturing handicrafts and beauticians
and others who cover the following topics in the 17 day long course:
• Learining the basics of internet aided by a projector
• Practical use of internet through internet explorer
• Learning about search engines
• How to access a desired web page
• How to look for information, pictures, news, and so on
• How to make use online radio, video, and music
• How to create and use email
• How to chat by text, voice and vedio
Then, Mohammad Hasan Sepahi, President of FACT congratulated the successful
completion of the 12th term of internet training course and said:
‘This is the age of technology which is has made the world to look like a small
valley.
Internet has got special roles to play in
business and commerce. Internet has eased transactions taking less time and
money to be done because distance is no longer an issue. I hope you use
internet in your businesses, industries and craft shops. Today’s business world
is moving on using modern technology. Internet is one of these technologies
which is regarded very useful for the development of the business and
commercial activities. Unfortunately, the products and services of Afghanistan
which are limited to individuals have not found yet the way to global markets
whereas other countries have done so through this technology or internet. I
hope through internet our products and services also find their position in the
international markets’. He also welcomed the guests and other participants
before closing his speech.
At the end of the ceremony, Mr. Shafiqullah Gauhari, on behalf of GTZ spoke
about internet as following:
‘It is a great pleasure for me to be a witness to such a ceremony which I
congratulate for you. This ceremony reminds me of the age in Afghanistan where
people used analogue technology. When people wanted to make calls from one
province to another they had to wait for minutes before they got connected to
the main switch board first and then to the desired extension. It needs to be
mentioned when the internal wars started in Afghanistan, other countries
started little by little to move towards to digitalization which now also has
reached Afghanistan. We must make the greatest use of this available technology
to promote our business and commerce to the level of other advanced countries’.
He further praised the activities of the central council of FACT to promote and
build the capacity of the craftsmen and traders of Afghanistan and promised to
keep on supporting them in the future as well.
Then, the certificates were distributed by the president and vice-president of
the central council of FACT, Mr. Muller, Mr. Gauhari, and the General Manager
of the central council of FACT.
At the end, the graduated students were requested to come and make use of the
internet services of the central council of FACT in future, as well.
For More Information Contact:
Federation of Afghanistan's Craftsmen & Traders
Shar-e-Naw, Ansary squir, Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel: +93-799-437054
Internet:
info@ampa.af
