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Women for Afghan Women

[audio:https://bcrw.barnard.edu/podcasts-bcrw/2008/Women_for_Afghan_Women.mp3|titles=Women for Afghan Women]

Fahima Vorgetts, Manizha Naderi and Esther Hyneman discuss their involvement with Women for Afghan Women (WAW), a grassroots civil society organization founded in April 2001, with offices in New York City and Kabul, dedicated to securing the rights of Afghan women. This discussion, titled “Women for Afghan Women: Two Models for Successful Grassroots Work in Afghanistan” took place on October 2, 2008 at Barnard College.

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