In the Field
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September 2009
USIP's Maria Jessop-Mandel writes about the Institute's recent human rights workshop, "Putting Human Rights Values into Action," for Iraqi professors held in Beirut, Lebanon. The program explored three human rights-related themes specific to the Iraqi context -- children’s rights, women's equality and academic freedom -- and ways these professors could more effectively teach human rights in their classrooms, and ultimately learn from each other's experiences. Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Education, Human Rights, Religion, Women, Youth
| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
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May 2008
Nina Sughrue and Linda Bishai of the Education and Training Center/International conducted a workshop in Islamabad for Pakistani women leaders on negotiation and problem solving, in conjunction with local think tank the Sustainable Development and Policy Institute (SDPI), May 20-22, 2008. The women hailed from Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta, and were from a wide range of backgrounds - NGOs, academia, and private sector. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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March 2008
Ted Feifer and Nina Sughrue led this program for businesswomen in Central Asia held in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, March 4-6, 2008. This was the seventh workshop we have held in Central Asia since 2002, and our fifth partnership with the Businesswomen’s Association of Uzbekistan (BWA). Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Conflict Management and Resolution, Economics and Development, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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October 2007
Nina Sughrue and Linda Bishai of the Education and Training Center International conducted a three-day workshop in Islamabad for Pakistani women leaders on negotiation and problem solving, in conjunction with local think tank the Sustainable Development and Policy Institute (SDPI) October 23-25, 2007. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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August 2006
In conjunction with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Senior Program Officer Nina Sughrue and Grants Program Officer Carola Weil devoted three days to negotiation skills, collaborative problem solving and grants writing for 33 Pakistani women leaders on August 8-10, 2006, in Islamabad. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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March 2006
Senior Program Officer Nina Sughrue of the USIP Professional Training Program offered a half day seminar in negotiation strategies for visiting Iraqi women civil society leaders. The program was part of the State Department´s International Visitors Program. Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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October 2005
This was the sixth workshop the Training Program has held for NGOs in Central Asia since 2002, and its fourth partnership with the Businesswomen's Association of Uzbekistan. The 36 women participating in this workshop came from Uzbekistan (including the autonomous area of Karakalpakstan), Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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September 2005
Immediately following Afghanistan's historic September 18th parliamentary elections, Institute trainers Nina Sughrue and Jacqueline Wilson, in collaboration with Women Waging Peace and Women for Afghan Women, conducted a four-day workshop for Afghan women leaders in Kabul, Afghanistan. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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April 2005
Ted Feifer and Nina Sughrue of the Professional Training Program conducted a Workshop on Improving Government and Non-Governmental Organization Understanding in Central Asia and the Caucasus, in partnership with the Business Women's Association of Uzbekistan, in Tashkent, on April 12-14, 2005. Countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Nongovernmental Organizations, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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October 2004
Trainers Ted Feifer and Jacki Wilson held a workshop on negotiation and conflict management skills for 35 businesswomen from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, in partnership with the Business Women’s Association of Uzbekistan, in Tashkent, October 20-22, 2004. The workshop was opened by the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Svetlana Inamova, whose portfolio includes women's issues. Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training, Women
| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
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