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About Nurgul Djanaeva

Dr. Nurgul Djanaeva is founder and president of the Forum of women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan. She is the author and initiator of the five year comprehensive Program on Women's Political Participation “Bringing 50 women to national Parliament” and the campaign "50 days - 50 women.” This program brought several women to National Parliament. She is also Chair of the national working group on the SCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, and has drafted amendments to the law on gender equality in Kyrgyzstan.

Articles by Nurgul Djanaeva

Friday 29th May

Puddles in Kyrgyzstan

Nurgul Djanaeva, 29 May 2009

Nurgul Djanaeva writes "I expected a lot from this Nobel Women's Initiative event, because we are planning next year to organise our own international conference on "Women and Security" in Kyrgyzstan, and so I was not just an observer, but I came to find out what can be achieved at such a gathering - who is doing what about which kind of security priorities? What is the concept of security in a wider framework of peace and democracy and how best can it be implemented? And there have been some wonderful surprises" Read more...

Tuesday 5th May

Women taking responsibility for peace, justice and equality

Nurgul Djanaeva, 5 May 2009

I am traveling from Kyrgyzstan to Guatemala to learn and to share:

how women become proactive and not ask, but take responsibility for practising good citizenship inside and outside politics,
how women unite in practical ways, both inside and outside politics,
how women work to mainstream their own vision, strategies and power in decision-making at all levels, including within political parties,
how women inside politics can be assisted by women’s groups from outside decision-making bodies,
how women in decision-making bodies work for peace, justice and equality.