Astrid Aafjes

Astrid Aafjes is the founder and Executive Director of Women Win. She started her career in 1994 in Cambodia with Licadho, a human rights organization, as the director of the gender department. She also headed a nationwide study, for UNDP and the Ministry of Finance, around micro credit program for women.

In 1996, she moved to Washington DC, and joined Women, Law and Development International and worked with the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women on a global report for the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.

In 1997, Ms. Aafjes worked for the Dutch Embassy in China on poverty reduction programs in China and Mongolia. In 2002, she joined Mama Cash, the first International Women’s Fund, and was responsible for the Programme Department.

Ms. Aafjes has focused her career on gender and human rights and gained extensive experience on advancing the lives of girls and women and creating social change through innovative strategies. Ms. Aafjes holds a Law degree from the University of Amsterdam.

Astrid Aafjes' contributions to the e-Debate are listed below. Just follow the links below to access her comments during the e-Debate.

Astrid Aafjes calls for an integrated approach to using sport to teach and share information on health. Read the rest of her comments in Round 1...
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Astrid Aafjes makes the case for sport but warns against the possibility of implementing sport in a non-sustainable manner. Read the rest of her comments in Round 2 and find out what she lists as the three main challenges to achieving the right balance between sport and other components...
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Astrid Aafjes places women and girls at the core of her recommendations regarding where the efforts of the S&D community should lie in the next 3-5 years. Find out what else she recommends in the final Round of the e-Debate...
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