Mrs. Kner Abdullah from KUST has been selected to Participate in IVLP on Promoting Peace and Security
Mrs. Kner Abdullah, director of public affairs office in KUST who is also a writer is chosen for International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) which is a professional exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State’s. It provides an opportunity for more than 4,000 emerging leaders in government, politics, media, education, business and numerous other fields from over 160 countries around the world to visit the United States to meet their professional counterparts, engage in dialogue, and build mutual understanding
Program overview:
Promoting Peace and Security
This project is part of a special initiative that includes women from around the world. It focuses on how women advocate for peace, promote stability and improve security conditions in their communities. The project addresses women’s leadership opportunities by exploring ways in which they can lead in conflict mediation and community transformation. This project supports the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2011), which calls for the empowerment of women as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace in countries threatened and affected by war, violence, and insecurity.
This project will familiarize the visitors with strategies for directing positive political, social and economic change in a democratic society. Through meetings, workshops and roundtable discussions, the participants will examine essential leadership skills needed to balance divergent social demands and interests when confronting political, social, and economic challenges
