Presentation to American Female Soldiers on Media

Mahtab Farid, Public Diplomacy Officer training soldiers on media in Bagram

Female Engagement Teams or FET teams are now all across Afghanistan helping Afghan women.  There are various programs that include vocational training, poultry training, bee keeping, building capacity, media training, sporting events, and so many other programs depending upon the need of each province. 

On Feb 1, 2011, I was delighted to get an invitation to be a presenter at the Female Engagement Team training in Bagram.  The purpose of my presentation was to teach female soldiers how to deal with Afghan media.  During the class, we shared the best practices on how to tell the American story through the lens of the American female soldiers who are also mothers and sisters.  The soldiers also had a chance to conduct some mock interviews on how to best interact with Afghan media.

I told the American female soldiers , the Female Engagement Teams in Afghanistan conduct the great act of public diplomacy with Afghan women.