Location: Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Somalia, Sudan and the DRC represent some of the most dangerous places in the world for women and the families they are trying to provide for and protect. Given the paradox that women are a proven, effective entry point for advancing social change and are powerful drivers of peace, how can social entrepreneurs, governments, foreign aid agencies and other funders adapt their own work and contributions to amplify and sustain their efforts? Meet heroic and innovative women who are creating outsized IMPACT in their war-torn homelands—they will tell you exactly what works and why they need you to be there with them.
Session Description
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11:30 - 13:00, Thursday, March 29, 2012 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerExecutive Director, Elman Peace and Human Rights CentreFartuun Adan is the Executive Director of Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, an NGO based in Somalia. The organisation she leads works in the areas of Human Rights, Peace Building, Development, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Child Soldiers. The organisation’s headquarters is located in…
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SpeakerDirector, Salmmah Women Resource CenterFahima Abdel Hafiz Hashim is a women’s rights defender and activist, researcher and trainer. She serves as the Director for Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre. Fahima has a Masters in Documentation and Library Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria and has over 25 years of experience…
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SpeakerPlaywright, V-DayEve Ensler is a Tony Award-winning playwright, performer and the Founder of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women, which has raised $85 million. Her play, The Vagina Monologues, has been published in 48 languages and performed in 140 countries. Eve’s newest work, I Am An…
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SpeakerCo-Founder/Editorial Director TEDWomen; Managing Partner, Connected Women Leaders; Co-Founder, Project Dandelion, Pat Mitchell MediaPat Mitchell is a lifelong advocate for womenʼs leadership who has used her diverse spheres of influence to elevate womenʼs stories and representation and to lead for a more just, equitable and sustainable world. Currently, sheʼs the Co-Founder of Connected Women Leaders, a collective problem…
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SpeakerDirector, City of JoyChristine Schuler Deschryver is Co-Founder and Director of the City of Joy and V-Day Congo Director and the national coordinator of “one billion rising”. She is also the vice President of Panzi Foundation DRC. Christine has called Bukavu her home all her life. As Director of V-Day Congo, City of Joy, and…