NDI's annual Madeleine K. Albright lunch, celebrating women's political leadership around the world, is on May 18. It's not too late to join us! Tickets for the event can be reserved here. This year's winner of the Madeleine K. Albright Grant is the Macedonian organization Reactor: read more about their work here.

Our 2016 Andi Parhamovich Fellow Sehrish Naseem, will be giving special remarks at the Madeleine K. Albright Luncheon. Read more about her experience and her dedication to empowering women in Pakistan on her blog for NDI.

Violence should never be the cost of politics -- and our campaign to make sure it isn't was launched at our #NotTheCost Conference on March 17th in New York City. Register for a copy of our Call to Action, which provides practical tools for stopping violence against women in politics, and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NotTheCost.

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