A Voice For the Voiceless

MISSION

The Advocacy Project seeks to help community-based advocates produce, disseminate and use information, and so become more effective advocates for human rights and social justice

Nicole Slezak and the Kosova Women's Network (KWN)

Nicole Slezak is working with the Kosova Women’s Network as a 2008 AP Peace Fellow.  The mission of  KWN is to support, protect, and promote the rights of women and girls throughout Kosova, regardless of their political beliefs, religion, age, level of education, sexual orientation, and ability.  KWN fulfills its mission through the exchange of experience and information, partnership and networking, research, advocacy, and service. 

Nicole will help the Kosova Women’s Network fulfill its mission by advocating for women’s rights through the KWN website, press releases, and journalistic essays.

Nicole is excited to be working with Igo Rogova and the wonderful women at KWN.  KWN was formed in 2000 and is networked with other women’s groups – including those from Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, and Egypt.  KWN offers guidance and training so these groups can support their communities.  KWN has led the way on many issues – including the early detection and fight against breast cancer, raising awareness regarding the trafficking of women, promoting the reduction of violence against women, advocating for the inclusion of women on the negotiation team regarding the final status of Kosovo, and for the reformation of electoral procedures. 

Nicole hopes to use her background in communications and interest in journalism to cover KWN’s advocacy and to advance the rights of women in the region.

Nicole is currently working toward a Master’s Degree in security studies at Georgetown University.  She is focusing on international security, with a special interest in the small arms trade and their effects on civilian populations. Nicole is additionally concerned with the promotion of equal rights for women in all societies, as well as advocating against human trafficking. 

In 2007, Nicole received her BA in communication studies and political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.  In 2006, Nicole studied Czech in the Czech Republic on a National Security Education Program scholarship.  After graduating from Georgetown, Nicole hopes to work in Eastern Europe and to continue advocating for the rights of women.

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