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A trainee involved in the BuildHer program receives assignment instructions on the construction site of the Rosslyn Grove diplomatic housing project in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo courtesy of BuildHer

Diplomatic housing project bolsters women in Kenya’s construction sector

Mission Thailand’s Charge d’Affaires Michael Heath (11th from left) hosts a dinner for Federal Women’s Program (FWP) members and Thai women parliamentarians at the chief of mission’s residence, March 2021. FWP members from multiple agencies and sections joined the dinner. Photo courtesy of Mission Thailand

Creating Community

Women of the construction site team at the new office annex project in Kampala gather outside of the embassy. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

Women of OBO Construction

In April 2021, the women in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Office of Facility Management were highlighted in the bureau’s “FAC newsletter” for their contributions to U.S. diplomacy and for the integral role they play in closing the gender gap in the cities in which they serve. Illustration by Krystle Villanueva

Women in Facility Management

The Court Needs Her

The “She Plays Football” program, organized by LEAD Africa and Embassy Rabat’s public affairs section, included 12 Moroccan female coaches and 60 female high school students. Photo by Khalid Allaoui

Soccer coach empowers Moroccan girls

Cultural Affairs Officer Karl Rogers (back row) stands with Dare-to-Shine Program participants. Photo courtesy of the WE United Project

Partnering to empower women athletes in Nepal

From left: Local guard force members Yelena Sakova, Olga Seyidova, and Milayne Abasova at the new embassy compound, May 11. Photo by Matthew A. Shedd

Women in Security

Her Diplomacy

Embassy N’Djamena celebrates women

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