AOSA Conference, Kansas City, MO

November 2nd to 5th, 2022 Presenters: Louise Pascale/Colleen Casey-NelsonAfghan Children’s SongsMore Info: AOSA.org

Louise Pascale conference presenter:  Afghan Children’s Songs: Preserving Culture

We are very excited to announce the newly designed visual/digital format of all three books – Qu Qu Qu Barg-e-Chinaar, Awasana See Sana and Bood Nabood.  Each book will have English subtitles and will be available with easy download options.

The Afghan Songbook & Literacy project produced, Bood Nabood (Once Upon a Time) –  the first book of traditional Afghan children’s folktales.  This delightful, full-color book includes Dari and Pashto folktales, each collected from elders across Afghanistan. Each folktale is vividly illustrated by a talented Afghan illustrator. Each tale offers a moral lesson to live […]

Congratulations to Dr. Louise Pascale, Founder & Director, Afghan Children’s Songbook Project, this year’s Champions for Education in Afghanistan! The CW4WAfghan (Canadian Women for Afghan Women) recently recognized Founder & Director of the Afghan Songbook & Literacy project, Dr. Louise Pascale, for the gift she has given to Afghanistan, and actually, to all of us […]

American Louise Pascale collected Afghan children’s songs when she was working in the country in the 1960s. After the Taliban fell, she decided to return to Afghanistan to reintroduce the songs.  Read More | Podcast MP3

“Being chosen to do a TEDx talk was an incredible honor. I was initially excited about the opportunity I was given and then realized the challenge I faced. I had to somehow narrow my message and all I wanted to share about Afghanistan, about the people, the music, the culture, the children and my Peace […]

Second Children’s Songbook “Awsaana See Saana” Distributed In Schools Across Afghanistan Second Children’s Songbook “Awsaana See Saana” Distributed in Schools of Afghanistan with accompanying Teacher’s Guide These days the children in Afghanistan have something to sing about. The second edition of the Afghan children’s songbook, Awasana See Saana (One Tale, Thirty Tales) along with a Teacher’s […]

The Songbook Project continues to grow and expand and reach more and more children and teachers. In 2009, after returning from a trip to Afghanistan and observing children not only singing but reading the lyrics to the songs, Louise decided to create an accompanying  Teacher’s Guide which could help building literacy skills for young children. […]

The Afghan Children’s Songbook Project and Director, Louise Pascale honored for the songbook project and its social and educative impact of the lives of Afghan children. Louise Pascale, Founder and Director of the Afghan Children’s Songbook Project was honored in her home town, Whittier, California in October, 2010 for the work she has done with […]