Regional Programs

Forward Global Women’s Founders Regional Meeting

December 2015 | Amman, Jordan & Tel Aviv, Israel

Purpose: Relationship building between Forward Global Women’s Founders and Israeli and Jordanian team members. Promotion of Forward Global Women’s Security Project.

The Regional teams visited the University of Amman in Jordan where Founder Rula Quawas was an esteemed professor. Meetings were arranged with Fredrick Ebert Stiftung’s offices in both Amman and Tel Aviv to discuss future steps for the Security Project including its publication. The Team met with staff from the US Embassy in Amman as well as with Einat Shlein, the Israeli Ambassador to Jordan. During time outside of Amman, the Team was able to visit with locals in Al Fuhais Municipality a predominantly Christian town in Jordan.

Forward Global Women meet with the Israeli Ambassador to Jordan, Einat Shlein.
Forward Global Women meets with leaders of Women Wage Peace to discuss the widespread women led movement for peace between Israel and Palestine.
Rula Quawas, Rina Bar Tal, Mary Hatter Sweis, Orit Zuaretz, and Sandy Pappas gather in Al Fuhais, Jordan.