Masuda in Afghanistan
I had the opportunity to go to Afghanistan with the help of V-day and Afghans for Civil Society. V-day, (www.vday.org) an organization founded by Eve Ensler to end violence around the world, organized an Afghan women's conference in Kabul bringing together women’s NGOS and women in the Afghan government. It was a phenomenal conference, and WAW will build on the findings of that conference as we plan our own in Afghanistan.

I also traveled to Kandahar, where I stayed with Afghans for Civil Society (ACS) (www.afghansforcivilsociety.org). ACS has a number of projects in Kandahar, as well as a women’s program that included traditional Kandahari embroidery by women in their homes. WAW is in the planning stages of a conference to be organized on women and the constitution. The conference will take place in Kandahar, with the help of our local partner, ACS.