Wednesday 5 June
Film Screenings: Women and Bikes
Afghan Cycles (25:00) > Afghan Cycles follows members of the National Cycling Team in Kabul, and young riders in the Bamiyan region who are mountain bikes to commute to school and run errands. For all of them, the bicycle is a symbol of freedom. But…
Social Entrepreneurship: Meet the Disrupters
Organized by: Echoing Green, We Connect When it comes to innovation, social entrepreneurs are at the forefront. Come listen to entrepreneurs share their business models and the lessons they learned when implementing new innovations, and get inspired…
Healthy Mom, Better World: Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria to Improve Maternal Health
Organized by: Maternal Childhood Survival Program with UNICEF, World Health Organization Are we doing enough to protect pregnant women from HIV, TB, Malaria and other infectious diseases? In this session, learn how partners are joining together to fight…
Investing in Impact! Sustainable Financing for Women, Adolescents, and Girls
Organized by: GAVI, Global Financing Facility, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria How do we meet the needs of girls and women, not just now, but in the long run? Drawing on the experience of a range of partners—including representatives…
360° Films: Virtual Reality
This year, we are excited to introduce a new immersive component of the Film Festival – 360° films with the use of Virtual Reality headsets! Put yourself in the shoes of girls and women around the world. Featuring: The Vidya Vox Story - The Female…
Powerful Advocacy and Campaign Tactics to Drive Change for Gender Equality
Organized by: Advocacy Accelerator, Change.org, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) This interactive workshop session will foster and promote the exchange of ideas, experience, and learning between new and seasoned advocates on…
Ending Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination
Organized by: HelpAge International, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, NCD Alliance Mental health has finally been recognized as a global health, development and societal issue. The numbers and impact are increasing, but so too are…
Social Accountability: Upending or Reinforcing Power Dynamics?
Organized by: Equal Measures 2030, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), White Ribbon Alliance Is social accountability, also known as empowering citizens and making governments more accountable, truly inclusive? What risks are…
Financial Inclusion for Women in the Global South
Organized by: International Development Research Centre, Pro Mujer Women meet both challenges and opportunities when it comes to financial inclusion. This session will explore finance as a tool for closing the gender gap for women entrepreneurs, and…
Live from the Youth Zone
Checking in on the youth-driven commitments Host: Mariama Kabia, Senior Associate, Youth Engagement, Women Deliver
Film Screenings: Sexual Identity
The Whole School Approach (1:59) > This animation is about the Whole School Approach, an successful strategy to implement sexuality education. Veronica Trailer (0:57) > Veronica decides to become her most authentic self by becoming someone else. Literally.…
Saving Lives: Amplifying the Safe Abortion Agenda for Adolescent Girls & Young Women
Hosted by: SAfAIDS Are you passionate about shifting the narrative on adversities faced by adolescent girls and young women in attaining their Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights, specifically Access to Safe Abortion? Join us to dialogue on integrated…
News Watch
Breaking news and announcements Host: Hannah Vaughan Jones, Journalist, CNN International Guests: - Suzanne Biegel, Founder, Catalyst at Large - Joy Anderson, President and Founder, Criterion Institute - Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, Lead and Executive Director,…
Film Screenings: Edutainment
Yegna - The Sound of Change in Ethiopia (9:29) > Meet Alemtsehay and Medeset, two incredible Ethiopian girls whose lives have been changed by Girl Effect’s youth brand Yegna. But while these girls are extraordinary, their stories are typical of the…
Investing in Girls and Women: How Technology Can Ensure a New Generation of Leaders Be Heard
Organized by: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) Increasing agency and leadership amongst young women starts with listening to them. Amy Haddad, Assistant Secretary & Principal Gender Specialist for the Australian Department of Foreign…
Women Leaders in Power: Rising to 50x50
Organized by: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland This expert roundtable seeks to bring together representatives from different countries and international agencies to identify actions and opportunities for cooperation to accelerate female leadership…
Can You Hear Me Now? What Does It Take to Improve the Health of Women and Girls?
Organized by: FHI 360 This event will feature the launch of the new PrEP4Youth videos, featuring actors from MTV Shuga: Down South telling adolescent girls and young women about the power of PrEP as a new HIV prevention option. Panelists will engage…
Youth Workshop on AI & Digital Health for Universal Health Coverage
Hosted by: Fondation Botnar, Women Deliver, PMNCH, PATH Fondation Botnar, PATH, Women Deliver and Partnership on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (PMNCH) have formed an initial coalition that seeks to leverage artificial intelligence, digital and…
How She Leads: Past, Present, and Future
Organized by: Nutrition International Nutrition International will bring together a lifelong activist and upcoming women leaders, to will explore the barriers to change, what it takes to overcome them and how we build on the past to shape the future.…
Advancing Women in the Workplace, Today and in the Future: The Power of Parity
Organized by: McKinsey Global Institute and UN Foundation Five years ago, a McKinsey report found that countries could add $12 trillion to GDP by 2025 by advancing women’s equality on both social and economic indicators. This significant opportunity…
