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Apr 1
2 min

Advancing Women's Higher Education in Afghanistan

by Lynn University University students in Kabul listen to a lecture (Photo: UNDP Afghanistan) During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities...

Nov 4, 2020
6 min

Complement Research with Action

Four Master’s students work on increasing the participation of young migrant and refugee women in global decision making processes: an...

Jun 30, 2020
3 min

WFI “Waging Peace in Afghanistan”

Since the signing of the historic U.S-Taliban agreement on February 29th, efforts to formally initiate Intra-Afghan negotiations have been m

Jun 8, 2020
3 min

Innovating Sustainable Peace During Times of Crisis

By Mary Sturgis Our research began in December with an overview of contemporary Afghan history, with a particular focus on the role of...

Jun 8, 2020
3 min

Supporting Peace From a Distance

By: Elena Scott-Kakures and Andrew Linder Since writing our initial blog post, much has changed both on a global scale and within...

May 15, 2020
3 min

When Resources are Limited, Female Entrepreneurs are Resilient

Nearly six months ago, I joined seven of my classmates at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs

Apr 22, 2020
5 min

How Community Based Organisations in America are Mitigating Barriers to Food

n mid-February, 2020, I was sent a proposal by UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, to see if I would be interested in conducting

Apr 7, 2020
3 min

Empowering Women to Unlock Growth in Mexico

Globally, we knew that women entrepreneurs and business-owners face challenges that are not often observed by their male counterparts.

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