Nilofar Sakhi

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Nilofar Sakhi (Persian: ‎نيلوفر سخی) is an Afghan women's rights activist. She is the co-founder and executive director of Women Activities and Social Services Association (WASSA), the first women's NGO in Herat, Afghanistan. Nilofar Sakhi has also been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University^[1]

Nilofar Sakhi also conducted different national workshops and seminars regarding Women's rights, Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and Gender Development in Afghanistan.Now she is the country director of Open Society Afghanistan, OSA.

References and sources

Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy Retrieved on Jan-14-2007
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Retrieved on Jan-14-2007
Eastern Mennonite University Retrieved on Jan-14-2007

↑ "Fulbright Scholar Recalls Her Struggle To Empower Afghan Women". America.gov.

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