Comments on: Meet Rashi Bahri: Talk Show Host, Screenplay Writer, Producer, Director

By: michael

michael — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:12:27 +0000

One of the better women scholarship programs is the AAUW scholarship. If you are a single mother you can apply for all the programs at once saving much of your time filling out multiple applications for each and every mother scholarship program. The AAUW is one heck of an organization for women to be a part of because they really to help by offering advice that is usable by many and not just a few. They can help moms who are single look for scholarships for mothers and provide guidance if you don't qualify for them such as grants and so forth (which I took full advantage of).

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:08:31 +0000

Fantastic quote at the end! I absolutely agree.. we all owe it to ourselves to give it our best shot!!

Thanks for the article!

Ryan

By: Stella Ajabji

Stella Ajabji — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:04:38 +0000

Hello,

I am a 2008/2009 fellow and I am reading a Master in Sustainable Development with major in Development Economics in the World Learning SIT Graduate Institute, Vermont. I intend to use my internship to develope a microfinance scheme for women in rural and enclave communities of Cameroon.

I am very impressed with your career path and I hope to get up to your stardard one day.

I am interested in international development economics and I really want to do a PhD in development economics after my graduate degree. That is after working for about 2 years.

I am proud of you and you are inspirational as an African Woman.

Regards,
Stella Ajabji
ajabjong2003@yahoo.com

Check me at google..Ajabji Stella

By: Justine Rukeba Mbabazi

Justine Rukeba Mbabazi — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:43:38 +0000

Dear AAUW:
This email comes to you everyone at AAUW, as a THANK YOU NOTE! My name is Justine Rukeba Mbabazi from Rwanda. I am your 2003-2004 International scholarship recipients at Washington College of Law. I am currently stationed in Afghanistan as a senior legal and gender advisor with USAID in Afghanistan; I have handled projects ranging from; Transitional Justice, Legal Aid project that benefited more that 2000 women; becoming Legal advisor to the ministry of finance in charge of Appeals and litigations. Immediately after I graduated from American University Washington College of Law (WCL), I returned to Rwanda again; to work as Country Director for American Bar Association by which, I was engaged in reviewing children’s rights laws, Trained women countrywide on inheritance laws and worked extensively on Mediation laws. My biggest achievement on that assignment was to draft the first legislation to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV-LAW) in the country, which was adopted by the parliament and senator mid this year. I also worked with Women Parliamentarians, Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice (all these positions are spearheaded by women. I think you may be aware that Rwanda is the first country in the world with 56.25% women in the parliament and indeed this has helped the country recover faster from the aftermath of 1994 genocide; and it has indeed helped in peace and reconciliation process. Above all, I am among founder members of Rwandan Association University Women (RAUW) and, and I serve as a scholarship convener…I also serve at IFUWE board; representing Africa as a convener of girl child education.

Nonetheless, I do believe that AAUW is always interested in knowing what your scholarship is and has achieved around the world. Please check my name in Google and see what I have done in last couple years. You can also visit my organization http://www.nextgenerationconnect.org.

Once again, without your scholarship, I could not have managed to go this far. I often come to DC quite a lot and I would love to stop by the main office and share my experience particularly that of Rwanda, Sudan and Afghanistan. Thank you for your good work and please include my email justinembabazi@yaho.com back to your listserv. Let me know if you received this email.

Yours truly,
Justine Mbabazi –Rwanda
2003-2004 scholarship recipients

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:16:49 +0000

Very interesting profile. AAUW has certainly funded some remarkable women. I wish Rashi all the best.

By: Ruth Wahtera

Ruth Wahtera — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:09:47 +0000

Thanks for this story. I like reading about the wide range of women our fellowships support and the diverse careers they are pursuing. It makes all that fundraising seem all the more important.