"WHAT I AM TAKING HOME...."
2003 BRIDGING WORLDS EMERGING LEADERS |
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| Emerging Leaders
with Jagriti co-founder, Lindsay Shields in Washington
D.C. |
On December 8th, our 2003 Bridging Worlds Emerging Leaders ended
their 3-months U.S. residency. The women, who represented six
different women's organizations from Afghanistan, India, Nepal
and Pakistan spent their last days together in a series of meetings
and training sessions in New York and Washington D.C.
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| Training at the
International Women's Democracy Center in Washington D.C. |
Despite some minor cultural frustrations, each participant was
positively transformed by her experience as a Jagriti Fellow.
The friendliness, honesty, philanthropy, and volunteer spirit
of Americans are images all will carry back to their countries.
They also realized that American policy, like the policies of
their own countries, does not necessarily represent the views
of all the people.
Below are comments from each Emerging Leader about "what they
are taking home." In the next few months we hope to hear more
about how their new knowledge, skills and understanding changed
their lives and the work of their organizations.
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| Maryma Scotlin, India |
- "I'm taking home the ability to be more organized
and to work in a structured fashion"
- "Seeing the honesty and commitment of the people
in the non-profit world I'm carrying back hope and
the ability to speak honestly."
- ".a caring and supportive network of organizations
and individuals, including my fellow Jagriti Emerging
Leaders"
- "..being accepted for who and what I am
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| Ayesha Mahmood, Pakistan |
- "I'm taking home new skills in technology, including
how to use this technical knowledge to better serve
my organization"
- "Working with the Center for Victims of Torture
(CVT), I now have a picture of a very well organized
group that effectively distributes work among its
staff."
- ".a well developed and close collaboration between
other NGOs, especially CVT and my fellow Emerging
Leaders"
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| Indira Ghale, Nepal |
- "I'm taking home how to structure an organization
including staff meetings and networking with other
groups. This will be very important for the Feminist
Dalit Organization."
- ".the incredible commitment of the people in the
U.S. to their non-profit organizations."
- ".the solidarity of people because they are able
to speak frankly about the issues."
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| Kabita Upadhyay, Nepal |
- "Many people in the U.S. have an incredible passion
for the work that they do, especially in the non-profit
sector. This is what I hope to share with our Tewa
volunteers."
- "Fund raising training and the social change measurement
tool will be most useful for our work."
- "My public speaking skills are greatly improved."
- "The ability to be on my own and know that I can
take care of myself."
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| Pushpa Prakash, India |
- "I developed a huge network of people"
- ".how to write proposals and the importance of
written documentation"
- "..the need for each person to be able to express
their personal views so that each person can be respected
as an individual."
- "..a heightened awareness and respect for women
produced handicrafts from my country."
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| Sadiqa Basiri, Afghanistan |
- "I'm taking home a better understanding of the U.S.
legislative process so that I can explain to Afghans
why funding isn't reaching them."
- " .the need for a more structured work environment
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- " ..a strong partnership with the host organization,
Women's Edge and my host family. Together we've built
bridges between the U.S. and Afghanistan."
- "I've become a good spokesperson for the women of
Afghanistan and I finally understood who I am and
why I was born. I've learned 100% about myself.
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| Learning how to
ride the New York subways. |
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