Iraqi Women's Educational Institute

"The Iraqi Women's Educational Institute (IWEI), a joint project of the American Islamic Congress, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and the Independent Women's Forum." 

"IWEI, created in July 2004, is operated by a consortium of Iraqi and US NGOs. Through its Advisory Board, experts and top-notch staff, IWEI provides a range of training, technical expertise, resource and information to Iraqi women on issues that impact Iraqi women’s lives."

Advisory Board
Accessed November 2007:
 * Asma Afsaruddin - Professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, The University of Notre Dame
 * Isabelle Bleas - Senior Operations Officer, World Bank Institute
 * Pamela Coffey - Senior Technical Advisor, Development Alternatives, Inc.
 * Roberta Cohen - Senior Fellow of Foreign Policy Studies; Co-Director, The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
 * Haleh Esfandiari - Director of Middle East Programs, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars
 * Patty Friedman - Program Director, Iraq, America's Development Foundation
 * Mandana Hendessi - Director of National Women's Commission (UK)
 * Fatima Kassam - Former Director, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
 * Karen Kerrigan - President & CEO, Women's Entrepreneurs, Inc.
 * Marguerite Sullivan - Manager of Communications, The National Endowment for Democracy
 * Anne Trenolone - Director of Public Policy, FINCA International
 * Judy Van Rest - Executive Vice President, The International Republican Institute

WEI’s Experts Panel
Accessed November 2007:
 * Pamela Coffey Curtin - Senior Technical Advisor, Development Alternatives Inc.
 * Isabelle M. Bleas - Senior Operations Officer, Gender Coordinator, World Bank Institute
 * Anne Trenelone - Public Policy Manager, FINCA International
 * Neveen Abel-Jalil - Patent Examiner/Trainer-Database Technology, US Patent and Trademark Office
 * Patty Friedman - Director of Women's Advocacy for Iraq, America's Development Foundation
 * Martha H. Hutto - CFO and Vice President of Administration

The Women’s Leadership Program Expert Advisory Panel
Accessed November 2007:
 * Carole Basri - Adjunct Professor of Corporate Law, the University of Pennsylvania School of Law
 * Amy Chua - Professor of Law, YaleLawSchool
 * Haleh Esfandiari - Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
 * Hisham al-Jazairy - Dean of the University of Basra School of Law
 * Jo Kwong - Director of Institute Relations, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
 * Richard Matland - Professor of Political Science, University of Houston

Contact

 * Web: http://www.iwei.org

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