Calling the Circle link to more voices purpose of web site May 2003 delegation from US to Afghanistan Honorary Chairs -- U.S. Advisory Councils -- U.S. and Afghan Funding and Partnership for Afghan Delegation to US Photos, Spring 2003

CALLING THE CIRCLE OF WOMEN FROM THE US AND AFGHANISTAN: BECOMING FULL PARTNERS IN DEMOCRACY A partnership of AFGHAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (AWAI) and WOMEN'S INTERCULTURAL NETWORK (WIN) 2002-2003 May 4-14 2003, a delegation of 8 women from AWAI and WIN visited Afghanistan and found overwhelming evidence that STRONG AFGHAN WOMEN ARE READY TO LEAD IN BUILDING THEIR DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY. Here are a few of their beautiful and compelling faces. They will also be available on a video. Stay with us on our incredible journey as we build on this Afghan CIRCLE website, and as a delegation of Afghan women comes to California this Fall. Press Release AWAI/WIN Delegation Rona Popal, Director AWAI Habiba Sarabi, Minister Ministry of Women's Affairs Afifa Azim, Director Afghan Women's Network Palwasha Hassan, Coordinator Afghan Women's Rights and Democracy Fund Above, members of the U.S. Delegation meet with the Minister of Women's Affairs in Kabul "Just back from Kabul, we were asked our impressions of Afghanistan. Blown away . we were blown away by so many images and experiences which we had never seen or heard in any media. There was always a breeze on the plateau that is Kabul, sometimes a dusty breeze, but it was the "winds of change." that we felt blowing mostly. We saw grays and browns of the city and surrounding mountains with mud huts, but counterpoint to the landscape were always the sky blue burqas blowing gracefully - like butterflys. We have a different perspective of the burqa after listening to 30 women leaders - and emerging leaders, talking about their lives, their work, and visions for Afghan women participating in their democracy."

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