Roshini Thinakaran

Founder

Organization
Women at the Forefront
Location
United States
A National Geographic Emerging Explorer and TED Global Fellow, Roshini's work for the past six years has focused on researching and documenting the lives of women living in conflict and post-conflict zones including Iraq, Liberia, Lebanon and Afghanistan. She established Women at the Forefront in 2005, a multimedia project to examine the impact of war on women and marginalized communities. She has been interviewed by CNN, Fox 5 News and featured in more than half a dozen US and international publications including, National Geographic Magazine, TIME, Newsweek and US News and World Report. In 2010, Roshini and her work will be part of a National Geographic publishing project promoting literacy among adolescent children. Also this year, Women at the Forefront will be partnering with Dickinson University and Point Pedro to launch a scholarship program for women in warzones.

Areas of Expertise

Documentary film writing/producing/directing, Travel and Adventure, War Reporting, women creating change

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