#HelmandPeaceMarch
A delegation of 45 women’s peace activists from the Women’s Regional Network and Equality for Peace and Democracy met with the Helmand...
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Fariha Essar
Jun 18, 2018
Harassment of Women, Hidden Violence in Afghanistan
Sexual harassment of women in Afghanistan has been, and remains, a hidden challenge. Traditional patriarchal of Afghan communities and...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
May 7, 2018
Coming Together: Early Days of WRN
Founding meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011. In August 2011, Patricia Cooper sent me an email asking if she could chat with me about a...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
Mar 7, 2018
Women, Peace and Security Index
For several years, we have been using “the most dangerous places for women” to describe India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, despite the fact...
Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
Feb 28, 2018
Notes from the Field: Community Conversations in Takhar Province
Community Conversations in Kochcha IDP Camp, Takhar province, Afghanistan. In January 2018, WRN conducted field research in Takhar...
Women's Regional Network and Women and
Feb 26, 2018
Kabul II Process: Joint Declaration of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) and
After the creation of Afghanistan's National Unity Government (NUG), ensuring women’s participation in good governance, peacebuilding,...
Women's Regional Network and Women and
Feb 26, 2018
Maryam Rahmani
Feb 12, 2018
My Silent Speech
Once when it snowed and now when it is snowing. When it snowed I always wanted to touch and feel its softness - standing in the middle of...
Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
Jan 16, 2018
Afghanistan's High Peace Council: Women Make the Difference
In July 2010, the Peace and Reconciliation Process was launched to build sustainable peace and security in Afghanistan using political,...
Freshta Karimi, WRN Core Member
Dec 11, 2017
Women and Peace in Afghanistan
Peace is a concept expressed by compromise, reconciliation and nonviolent life. Peace is not just the ending violence and war. It...
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