Mission:
VIFAS is a non-profit non-political educational entity to promote Afghan culture and heritage, increase awareness of the past present and future of Afghanistan.
Vancouver Institute for Afghan Studies Vancouver, B. C. Canada
The purpose of the Institute is to provide a forum for research and instruction related to cultural studies, focusing, in particular, on the cultural attributes of the people of Afghanistan.
The Institute will initially offer courses in four subject areas:
- Dari Language;
- Pashto Language;
- History; and
- Cultural.
The courses will be offered at the basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. However, in the initial term, the Institute will only offer courses at the basic level. In the following term, courses will be offered at the basic and the intermediate terms. In all subsequent terms, courses will be offered at all three basic, intermediate, and advance levels.
The term for each course is four months, not including the exam period and a post-term conference. Two one hour-long classes will be held weekly at a location to be determined.
In addition to these courses, the Institute will offer additional sessions in such areas as Afghan art, craft, cooking, etc.
