Brick by Brick

Karen currently serves as president of the Akilah Institute, an all-women’s college in Rwanda. Prior to joining Akilah, she was the COO at Women for Women International, an organization that enables women survivors of war to restart their lives. Karen also has served as executive vice president at Counterpart International, a global humanitarian and development organization. Karen is founding board chair of Everywoman Everywhere and on the board of trustees for Mary Baldwin College. Karen lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

Author’s Note
Prologue
PART I
1 The Move
2 The Country
3 The Work
4 Activists in Debt
5 Tag, You’re It
6 Sometimes Together, Sometimes Apart
7 Rumbek
8 Grace
9 Women in Rwanda
PART II
10 Home
11 Straddling
12 Social Networks
13 Odd Woman Out
14 Debora
15 Women Leaders
16 Top of the Continent
PART III
17 Pain into Power
18 Yei
19 Women’s Day
20 Yvette
21 Reentry
22 Spring Awakening
23 Ladies’ Choice
24 Out of Africa
25 A Better Place
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author