She is an award-winning author of five novels and a journalist who was based in the Middle East, Africa and Russia. She founded two nonprofits, the Afghan Women’s Writing Project and the Camel Book Drive. Previously, she was Vice President of Communications for Concern Worldwide and Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Afghanistan. She has been awarded literary fellowships at Yaddo, MacDowell, Dora Maar Brown Foundation Fellows Program, and others.
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Oct 21 2024 Grantee Impact Story Nurturing Climate Finance Leaders in Vulnerable Nations V20 Finance Fellows are being equipped with the tools and skills to help their countries prepare for the financial impacts of climate change.
Oct 11 2024 Grantee Impact Story Affordable Green Energy Lights Up Underserved Haiti Homes Mesh grids are helping bring solar energy access to underserved communities in a troubled country where many survive on two dollars a day.
Sep 19 2024 Grantee Impact Story Food Security Leader Calls for Women's Voices in Convenings For the last five decades, CGIAR has been one of the world’s most successful research and development organizations contributing to food, nutrition, sustainability, and poverty reduction.
Sep 19 2024 Grantee Impact Story A Meeting of the Minds at Bellagio Spurs a Convening and a Movement A chance meeting at the Bellagio Center develops into a partnership and the launch of an organization dedicated to creating a just and inclusive economy that enables health and dignity for all people.
Sep 19 2024 Grantee Impact Story Convenings Drive Critical Research Through the Mercury Project The Mercury Project's research will enhance future communications as public health officials wrestle with climate change challenges ranging from emerging diseases to the effects of more frequent and severe extreme weather events.