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Lake Press is one of Australia's largest independent publishers of books for children. We specialise in high quality illustration and authorship, with books from babies through to teens. Our categories include board books, activity books, picture storybooks, activity kits and non-fiction. We have partners throughout the world, and our books are regularly published in up to 32 languages.
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionFebruary 2017The Afghan Refugee Crisis in 2016
by Belquis Ahmadi, Sadaf Lakhani
This Peace Brief updates a January 2016 snapshot of the spontaneous return of Afghan refugees, primarily those from Pakistan, focusing on the humanitarian situation and security implications, as well as the social impact of the mass ow of returnees. Belquis Ahmadi is a senior program of cer in the Afghanistan program at the United States Institute of Peace. Sadaf Lakhani is co-founder of Cognitiks, a company applying intelligent analytics to challenges in fragile states and frontier markets.
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionNovember 2013
Extractive Industries and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan
The Role of Social Accountability
by Sadaf Lakhani
Recent estimates of deposits in Afghanistan indicate that mineral extraction could contribute to the economic growth the country needs to sustain its efforts in peacebuilding and development after 2014. This report argues that integrating social accountability measures into governance of the extractive industry can help alleviate violent conflict by ensuring a more equitable distribution of the benefits as well as facilitate greater confidence in the state and a molding of the social contract. The U.S. Institute of Peace is working with Integrity Watch Afghanistan in testing some of the concepts in this report through a project to help support social accountability in Afghanistan’s mining sector.
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionNovember 2016
Afghan Women and Violent Extremism
Colluding, Perpetrating, or Preventing?
by Belquis Ahmadi, Sadaf Lakhani
This report looks at the multiple roles women in Afghanistan play in supporting, countering, and preventing violent extremism. Based on primary research undertaken from December 2015 through June 2016, it was supported by the Afghanistan program at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionJuly 2017
Illegal Mining in Afghanistan
A Driver of Conflict
by Sadaf Lakhani, Julienne Corboz
This Peace Brief examines artisanal mining in Afghanistan and the illegal extraction of its minerals, which is a major driver of con ict. Research was carried out in 2016 by The Liaison Of ce for the United States Institute of Peace at four small and medium-sized mine sites in Kabul, Khost, Kunar, and Samangan provinces.
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionFebruary 2015
Aid to Civil Society
A Movement Mindset
by Maria J. Stephan, Sadaf Lakhani, Nadia Naviwala
Supporting local agents of nonviolent change is critical to preventing violent conflict and advancing democratic development. Civic campaigns are key drivers of social and political development, as is clear from issues-focused movements in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and most recently the Middle East and North Africa. Effectively aiding civic movements that are fluid, diverse, decentralized, and often loosely organized is tricky. Drawn from a review of the literature and numerous interviews with international policymakers and civil society leaders, this report explores both the ways donors engage civil society and creative new approaches to supporting nontraditional actors.
