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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Dec 17 2024 Grantee Impact Story Partnerships Power Cities To Create a Sustainable Future Local leaders bring together small businesses and community organizations to drive economic opportunity and support a just green transition.
Nov 14 2024 Grantee Impact Story Transformative Initiatives To Add Nature to the Balance Sheet A look at what it means to add nature to a corporate ledger, and how The Rockefeller Foundation fellows are helping create this systems change.
Nov 14 2024 Grantee Impact Story The Race to Replace Coal An innovative financing tool is being used to try to retire a coal plant in the Philippines a decade earlier than currently scheduled.
Nov 14 2024 Grantee Impact Story A New Generation Cultivates Tomorrow with Sustainable Farming The food system today contributes 25 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Mad Capital brings individually tailored financing to help farmers make the transition to regenerative practices.
Oct 31 2024 Grantee Impact Story A Civic Assembly Considers Youth Homelessness — and Democracy A citizens' assembly in Bend, Oregon, shows how to overcome bridges and build consensus.