Wednesday 5 June
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…
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.…
Live from the Youth Zone
Checking in on the youth-driven commitments Host: Mariama Kabia, Senior Associate, Youth Engagement, Women Deliver
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…
What Works in Ending Child Marriage? Experiences From the Field and a Call to Action
Organized by: World Vision International and Girls Not Brides Four panelists will speak and answer questions on multi-sectoral approaches to tackling child marriage: two young women from Bangladesh and Mozambique participating in various empowerment…
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…
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…
Family Planning: A Smart Investment for Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development
Organized by: Population Foundation of India Family planning is a critical element of reproductive health, economic development and women’s empowerment, it’s the best value for money (Post-2015 Consensus), and a primary driver for achieving SGDs.…
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…
Silent Disco
Let’s dance! Youth Zone guests are invited to participate in an immersive dance experience using noise-cancelling headphones. Space is limited while headphone supplies last.
Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck: Neglected Tropical Diseases, The Missing Thread
Organized by: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Are you looking for creative ways to increase your reach and deliver more? Let’s face it, money is tough to come by nowadays. When we have limited resources, how do we maximize the…
Data for Health: Strengthening Systems and Communities
Organized by: Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation will host a panel discussion of community health advocates, global health leaders, and health systems experts to discuss the potential of data science to link communities to primary health…
PANEL: Female Filmmakers: Above the Line
Although women account for 51% of movie-goers, of the top 100 grossing films of 2018, only 6% had women directors and only 15% had women screenwriters. Hear from female filmmakers who have overcome gender barriers in the film industry and gone on to…
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.…
State of the World’s Fathers 2019: Accelerating Global Progress on Men’s Caregiving
Organized by: Unilever Join the launch of State of the World’s Fathers, a globally recognized, biennial report and advocacy platform produced by Promundo on behalf of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign. The report aims to change power structures,…
Stepping Up the Fight with Women and Girls to End AIDS
Organized by: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria This interactive lunchtime session aims to shine a light on the importance of investing in the health of adolescent girls and young women, and showcase the work of the Global Fund…
Indigenous Midwifery - Decolonizing Health Care in Indigenous Communities and Midwifery Education for Indigenous Midwives
Organized by: Save the Children Canada Indigenous midwives are challenging and decolonizing the health care and education systems to provide culturally-safe health care and education opportunities that promote respect and self-determination. This session…
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…
The Why, How, and What Now of Youth Leadership in SRHR: Findings from the YIELD Project
Organized by: The YIELD Project, guided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Summit Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The global surge in young people’s participation and leadership…
