Participatory Seminar - Women, Politics, and Peace: Working for a Just Society I "When Women Run, Women Win" for Women Leaders facilitated by Regina Bafaki, Program Officer ACFODE (Action for Development, Uganda), Karon Cochran, IPJ Program Officer, and Dee Aker, IPJ Deputy Director.
Trainers Workshop - "Grassroots Campaigning & Encouraging Voter Participation" for Women Leaders facilitated by Regina Bafaki, Program Officer ACFODE (Action for Development, Uganda), Karon Cochran, IPJ Program Officer, and Dee Aker, IPJ Deputy Director.

June, 2003 – Washington, DC

Presentation by Dee Aker, IPJ Deputy Director, on the impact on, and the role for, Nepal's women in ending the current conflict at the “Conference on Nepal” convened by the National Intelligence Council and Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State.

May 13 - 26, 2003 - Kathmandu, Nepal

Assessment in Kathmandu. The IPJ met with representatives from government, political parties, student unions, national nongovernmental organizations, women, media, security forces, jurists, business and the international community to determine the state of affairs in governance and human rights in Nepal following King Gyanendra's February 1 assumption of all powers from the elected government in the constitutional monarchy.
Brief report which identifies roadblocks to peace and democracy, suggests opportunities for addressing some of these challenges to acheive inclusive security and sustainable peace, and renews the IPJ's commitment to work with all sectors of the Nepali community.

January, 2003 – Kathmandu and Gorkha, Nepal

Assessment visit, by invitation, in which four hundred individual meetings with official, civil, and internationals took place to determine how best the IPJ could respond to requests for assistance in resolving the conflict. Assessment team included Karl-Heinz Kraemer, researcher and scholar on Nepal, Karon Cochran, IPJ Program Officer, and Dee Aker, IPJ Deputy Director.