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Nesreen Berwari: Role Model for Women in the Reconstruction of the New Iraq -- Clearwaters Magazine, Fall 2004, Vol. ... |
 | | In the words of Nesreen Mustafa Sidiq Berwari, minister of public works for the Iraqi Interim Government (previously a ministry of the Coalition Provision Authority), "It has been a most astonishing year ` full of initiatives to reform, reinvigorate, reconfigure, and reconstruct" her country. |
 | | According to Berwari, "For the first time in Iraq's history, it is the education, water, and health sectors that are getting the highest allocation in the Iraqi budget." Unfortunately, about half of the Iraqi population lacks access to reliable, clean, safe drinking water. |
 | | Berwari communicated her ministry's priorities during a meeting in March 2004 with key representatives from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Society of Women Engineers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the State Department. |
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