Who Does She Think She Is!

Warrior for Women

Speaker, Consultant

Author

Executive Director, Women’s Centers International

Member – Intl Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP)

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NEW BOOK by Susan Burgess-Lent

Trouble Ahead: Dangerous Missions with Desperate People

These are the stories of a woman’s fifteen solo journeys to places that, for awhile, riveted public attention because of their terrifying and elaborate violence: Rwanda, Darfur, the slums of Kenya. Witness, enabler and critic, Susan worked just outside the corporate web of humanitarian aid. Her journals explore ‘what happens after’ a crisis – the grief, resilience, and astonishing aspirations of people struggling to recover. She reveals, through unblinking observations, the nuances of cultures and tragedies that have defined the world of humanitarian relief

Out of these missions grew the author’s inspiration for Women’s Centers International, a movement to respond to the global wildfire of women’s needs.

Trouble Ahead offers new ways to think about how we can help when it’s needed. And compassionate help is always needed … somewhere.

Available at Amazon in paperback and e-book.

Evolution in the Time of Contagion

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Susan Burgess-Lent, posted in Writing life

I could not imagine a more ruthless way to reset the human condition – on every level – than a pandemic. We’re in collective shock at the refashioning of our way of life. We’ve had to adapt to new protocols for touching, congregating, cleaning, debt payment, shopping, helping, isolation. Nature has sent us all to … Continue reading Evolution in the Time of Contagion

Angry Women

January 3, 2020February 10, 2020 by Susan Burgess-Lent, posted in About Women

Part 1 of 3: Teasing out The Battleground I’ve been reading a lot writing by Angry Black Women in Medium,Bitch, and Wear Your Voice and other online zines. I admire their work as channels for diverse voices. The Articles: In addition to harangues about random acts of racist behavior directed their way, writers often argue a … Continue reading Angry Women

A Woman’s Place is in the Revolution

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 by Susan Burgess-Lent, posted in About Women, WCI

Reality checks Global demonstrations marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 28th. Large protests in Latin America and Europe. Their focus: femicide. Approximately 87,000 women and girls were murdered around the world in 2017, according to the United Nations, which says that violence against women and girls is one … Continue reading A Woman’s Place is in the Revolution

Women’s Funding: Talk is Easy. Access – Not So Much

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 by Susan Burgess-Lent, posted in About Women, WCI

The funding landscape for women-oriented programs appears to be getting curiouser and curiouser. I read lots of declarations about forming strategic partnerships, but find little understanding of the non-linear and often lengthy process of producing actual “outcomes” and “impact.” Development work in poor countries – and even in poor neighborhoods of rich countries – encounters … Continue reading Women’s Funding: Talk is Easy. Access – Not So Much

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