Henning Mankell’s December 10th New York Times Op-Ed “The Art of Listening” is a thoughtful examination of the role of storytelling in human nature. In many ways, storytelling, and the authentic listening that accompanies it, is a lost art in our sped-up, Twitterized culture. At AJWS, authentic listening is at the heart of our approach to …
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“Landscapes that were absent the female.” This is the way Abigail Disney saw war-affected countries being depicted in the mass media. She had an eerie feeling of, “where are the women?” They were there; they just weren’t “in the frame.” This past Friday, several AJWS staff members joined a public conversation with Abigail Disney about …
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I recently caught up with AJWS Program Officer Navin Moul who just returned from a trip to Thailand and Cambodia where she witnessed the struggles and successes of the communities that AJWS supports. Can you tell me about some of the main issues you looked at during your trip to Cambodia and Thailand? A lot …
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I recently caught up with Thida Yan, AJWS’s in-country consultant in Cambodia, to learn about what’s happening on the ground. Here’s what Thida had to share: How many grantees does AJWS have in Cambodia? We have fourteen grantees. What are some of the themes we focus on in Cambodia? We focus on land rights, domestic …
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