The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Women Building Peace Award, now in its second year, celebrates extraordinary women from conflict-affected and fragile regions working to build peace. On October 20, we honored these heroic finalists and announced the recipient of the award. In addition to honoring the awardee and all the finalists, this year USIP paid special tribute to all Afghan women.
Speakers
Lise Grande
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
Kamissa Camara
Senior Visiting Expert for the Sahel, U.S. Institute of Peace
Nancy Lindborg, Women Building Peace Council Honorary Chair
President and CEO, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Megan Beyer, Women Building Peace Council Co-Chair
Principal, Megan C Beyer Associates
Marcia Myers Carlucci, Women Building Peace Council Co-Chair
Chair, Board of Trustees at National Museum of Women in the Arts
Nelufar Hedayat
Journalist, Filmmaker
Michelle Howard
U.S. Navy Admiral (Ret.)
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/2021-women-building-peace-award-ceremony
