A native of Lower Coverdale, Rebecca obtained her undergrad degree at Langley, B.C.’s Trinity Western University, and at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK, earned her masters degree in gender, development and globalization. That prepared her well for her current job in Afghanistan as program coordinator for governance and community development with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) — a rural development agency within the Aga Khan Development Network.
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There’s much that Rebecca finds personally rewarding about her present work, and it is understandably life-changing. From chairing a working group on gender issues within NSP, to field visits where community improvements are clearly visible, positive change is happening. She believes she’s making a difference in relation to gender/woman’s issues, and as well when she “listens closely” — not only to the needs of her colleagues, but also to those on whose behalf she advocates among the various agencies she works with.
Rebecca Haines is seeing Afghanistan in a way that most of us never will, and she is completely committed to the people she serves there.
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