Long-term trauma for women who have survived armed conflict is a haunting reminder that health issues and depression can follow decades after the end of war, but women who hope for healing can and do move forward.

My message to the world is that until we recognize that peace is not just the absence of war but the revival of life on the "backlines," where women are keeping kids in school, caring for the sick and injured, and daily negotiating space for the continuation of critical life processes of this nature, we're going to continue to miss the point.

The front[line] of wars is increasingly non-human eyes peering down on our perceived enemies from space, guiding missiles toward unseen targets.

Believe in your passions and act on them.

From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.