Author Archive:
Kavita Ramdas
‘Afghanistan is everywhere,’ Afghan women remind us
The Afghan Women’s Summit for Democracy in Brussels in early December 2001 brought together over 40 Afghan women activists.[1] The aim: to give voice to Afghan women’s aspirations and demands as the world begins to …
Reaching beyond the comfort zone – the challenge for grantmakers
In every country, women and girls are among the poorest of the poor, the most marginalized and disempowered sections of society; they face repeated violations of their basic human rights. Often women are the backbone …
