New Display,Base Borden Military Museum

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Canadian International Development Agency - CIDA
Nov 17, 2010 12:40 ET
Exhibit on Canadian Engagement in Afghanistan to Be on Display at the Base Borden Military Museum

BORDEN, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 17, 2010) - Afghanistan360, a multimedia exhibit on Canada's civilian and military engagement in Afghanistan will be on display at the Base Borden Military Museum from November 18 to December 2, 2010.

Visitors will have the opportunity to see the Afghanistan360 exhibit featuring stories from the field and short video segments on the training and development projects that Canada supports in Afghanistan. They will also be able to record 15-second video messages to our civilians and soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

The exhibit offers Canadians the opportunity to learn about progress in the six focused areas in which Canada is providing assistance in Afghanistan: training Afghan National Security Forces, assisting the Government of Afghanistan in providing basic services to its population, providing life-saving humanitarian assistance, enhancing border security, facilitating political reconciliation, and helping the Afghan government to increase its capacity for democratic governance and national institutions.

The exhibit also showcases Canada's three signature projects in Afghanistan—the rehabilitation of the second largest source of water for agricultural irrigation, the Dahla Dam, the rebuilding or construction of 50 schools in key districts of Kandahar province, and our effort, along with international health partners and other donor countries, to eradicate polio from Afghanistan.
DATES: From November 18 to December 2, 2010

LOCATION: Base Borden Military Museum
18 Waterloo Road East
CFB Borden

The Afghanistan360 exhibit will be on public display in various locations across Canada between now and 2011. For the schedule of upcoming confirmed exhibit locations, click on the Afghanistan360 icon at www.Afghanistan.gc.ca.

For more information, please contact
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Media Relations Office
819-953-6534
media@acdi-cida.gc.ca
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