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- Central Asia Institute (CAI) A non-profit organization with the mission to promote and support community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Human Rights Watch (HRW) Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offende
- The Centre for Development and Population Activity (CEDPA) CEDPA equips and mobilizes women and girls to achieve gender equality. Their equality is essential to building stronger families, communities, and societies. We envision a world in which women and girls are able to fulfill their dreams free from the const
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) A grassroots civil society organization dedicated to securing and protecting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls, in Afghanistan and New York, particularly their rights to develop their individual potential, to self-determination,
- Women for Women International Provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.
- World Food Programme (WFP) As the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. We save lives by getting food to the hungry fast. But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes tha
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Family Ties – Part II
The day before my 22nd birthday, my mother’s sister took her own life. I say this as if I spent my 22nd birthday grieving this loss, but in all honesty, I didn’t. How do you grieve for someone you’ve never … Continue reading
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A Journey of 6,000 Miles – Part I
14 days. 6,000+ miles. 17 states. One woman. For those of you wanting to do the math, I got it. That averages about 430 miles a day, which equals a little more than 7 hours of 60mph driving a day. But there … Continue reading
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Confessions of a Bleeding Heart 