Empowering People through Education, Health Care and Job Creation
Our Values and Principles:
- We believe in the inherent dignity, equality, and worth of every person.
- We believe every person has the right and the need for basic education, accessible and affordable health care, and employment opportunity.
- We believe in working with people in their local communities to develop their potential and increase their productive capacity.
- We believe in people working together across ethnic and national boundaries in education, health care partnerships, and sustainable job creation in order to build strong communities characterized by justice, self-reliance, integrity, and participation of all persons.
A community gathering in rural Punjab - 2002
Our Board Members
The Board Members for CIES are: Ajay Caleb, Barj Dhahan, Harinder K. Dhahan, Balbir K. Gurm, Ajmer Mann, Sarup Mann, Ajit Thandi, and Dr. Gregory Hislop. For more information on our board, click here.
Partnerships
GN Trust and CIES have a decade-long successful and productive history of working together to promote social development in rural Punjab.
Our Partners:
- GN Trust: Our partner in India is Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust, located in Nawanshahar district in Punjab state. Click here for details on its history and services along with maps showing its location.
- UBC School of Nursing: An active partnership exists between Guru Nanak College of Nursing and the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia to promote development of nursing education, practice, and research. Click here to go to the UBC School of Nursing site. Click here for an update on this dynamic partnership.
Guru Nanak Advisory Committee, UBC School of Nursing (2002)
