Raising Our Voices: African Women's Forum - 25.07.15
This event will provide African women a platform for discussion, sharing, networking and the opportunity to help shape African Diaspora women’s role in development interventions.
The day will explore:
- Violence Against Women & Girls and sexual & reproductive health & rights, including female genital mutilation and child marriage
- Diaspora led development programmes
- The role of communication in shaping social change in Africa and the Diaspora.
Programme Outline:
Session 1: Diaspora Doing Development: Strengths, Successes and Challenges
Session 2: How Disapora organisations can shape sustainable development
Session 3: Using communication to support social change in Africa and the Diaspora
Speakers include:
Ngone Diop, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Naana Otoo-Oyortey and Adwoa Kwateng-Kluvitse, FORWARD
Faith Mwangi-Powell of The Girl Generation
Christine Olaniyan, PADEAP
Atuki Turner, MIFUMI
Elvina Quaison, AFFORD
Zainab Nur, Hayaat Women’s Trust
Patricia Lamour, GEEDA
Minna Salami, Ms Afropolitan
Leyla Hussein, The Dahlia Project
Pontso Mafethe, Comic Relief
Hosted by- Ekanem Robertson of BEN TV
Who should attend?
- Women from the African Diaspora in UK
- African Diaspora organisations
- Organisations working with African women in the Diaspora.
- While we aim to reach out to African women across a broad sector, a number of places will be reserved for interested audiences who are welcome to attend.
- African social enterprises/businesses, students, professionals and networks working on FGM and related issues, and development issues in Africa.
