Erin Meets with U.S. Ambassador

I was lucky enough to be a part of a women's interactive luncheon with Nancy Powell, the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal. She invited women leaders of NGOs and prominent activists to discuss ways in which the U.S. government could help support women members of the new constitution-making body, the Constituent Assembly. She pledged the financial and technical support of the U.S. government for capacity building and training of the newly elected women leaders.

It was an honor to be sitting there with the most influential and active women in Nepal talking about the future of the women's "movement." The Ambassador has taken a keen interest in the participation of women in the political sector and it is encouraging to know that she has the support of the U.S. government behind her. Nepal will need their assistance, as well as the assistance of other countries if it is to be successful in drafting a democratic, inclusive and sustainable constitution in the next 2 years.