Sakena Yacoobi

Professor Sakena Yacoobi is from Afghanistan and is a director for the Global Fund for Women.

• Founder and Executive Director, Afghan Institute of Learning
• Vice President of the Board, Creating Hope International
• Recipient, 2005, NED Democracy Award
• Recipient, 2004 Peter Gruber Foundation - Women's Rights Prize
• Recipient, 2002, Peacemakers in Action Award from the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
• Recipient, 2001, Rex Foundation - Bill Graham Award
• Delegate to the UNIFEM Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy, Brussels, 2001

Source

• Women’s Learning Partnership: Program Advisors