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WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service is an all-woman independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world.
On March 10, 2019, Gharsanay IbnulAmeen became the youngest recipient of the Woman of Distinction Award from NGO-CSW New York and gave the keynote at a Consultation attended by hundreds of representatives from nongovernmental organizations from around the world. Her speech described her work to spread appreciation across Afghanistan for the importance of girls’ education, to train girls to be trainers for this work, and to bring together the multi-ethnic communities in Afghanistan. Her talk was followed by a performance by PoeTree.
Featuring:
Gharsanay IbnulAmeen, 22 year-old Afghan education advocate; Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman of PoeTree; Emcees Saphira Rameshfar, Azadeh Khalili
Credits:
Recorded and edited by Frieda Werden. Thanks to NGO-CSW, New York, and to the US chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television.
