Zuhra Wardak

Deputy Director - Ethics, Compliance and Gender

International Rescue Committee (IRC) Afghanistan

Zuhra Wardak, is the Deputy Director for Ethics, Compliance and Gender in IRC Afghanistan, and also leads the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group.

A strong women and girls rights advocate, she represents Afghan women on multiple platforms to enhance gender equality. A recipient of the 2022 InterAction Humanitarian Award, Zuhra’s humanitarian work during the ongoing crisis helped a large network of Afghan women.
Since 2017, Zuhra Wardak leads the Women@Work network to empower women staff in the country program. In 2020, she was voted as the W@W Asia representative for the IRC GEDI Council.
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Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
12:30 pm EEST	02:00 pm EEST	Champions of Change! Women Drivers of Organizational Culture Shift Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room MH 2-2	Join us for an interactive and powerful session on organizational culture change! Our event focuses on organizational culture change and how the IRC has made meaningful Read More Join us for an interactive and powerful session on organizational culture change! Our event focuses on organizational culture change and how the IRC has made meaningful internal progress on our Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) priorities by giving space and power to staff and partners. In this 90-minute deep dive session, you will have a unique opportunity to engage and connect with our dynamic Women@Work groups (employee groups), Get Moving and Raising Voices representative (our partner). They will share more about their experiences around building a gender inclusive culture and supportive workplace environment, free from harassment and abuse. Please bring your questions to us! Organizer: International Rescue Committee Read Less Speakers Cica Dadjo Chief Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer International Rescue Committee (IRC) Zuhra Wardak Deputy Director - Ethics, Compliance and Gender International Rescue Committee (IRC) Afghanistan Catherine Oloya Gender Equality and Safeguarding Senior Manager International Rescue Committee (IRC) Natsnet Ghebrebrhan Violence Against Women (VAW) Prevention Director Raising Voices