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Ending gender-based violence: Community-led projects that unlock the potential of women and girls
14 March @ 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM UTC-5
The International Presentation Association,
along with our co-sponsors, the Government of Chile, International Association of Charities, Graduate Women International, Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Soroptimist International, UNANIMA International, Women in Agriculture for Sustainable Development,
cordially invite you to our virtual parallel event
“Ending gender-based violence: Community-led projects that unlock the potential of women and girls”
which will be held on March 14, 2025 (8:30 am – 10:00 am EDT) via zoom and on Whova platform.
Speakers:
Opening remarks: Francisca Gallegos Jara, Undersecretary of Social Services, Ministry of Social Development and Family, Government of Chile
– Dorothy Fernandes, PBVM, International Presentation Association, Bihar, India
– Hawa Dunor-Varney, Executive Director, Women in Agriculture for Sustainable Development, Liberia
– Francine Poppo, BCC, Executive Director SSND Educational Center – Ling Liu, Student, SSND Educational Center, United States
– Sonide Simon-Romain, Urban Planner, Regenerating Roots, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative Board Member
– Niki Devaris-Morgulis, Coordinating Director, Girl Delegate Program, Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America, United States
Moderator: Dr. Despoina Afroditi Milaki, UN Representative, International Presentation Association
You can find further details on the updated flyer and concept note attached.
The zoom link to register can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUscuiurD4iEtKlqNWE9FcYU2gkVvmnqtte
Alternatively, you can access the Whova platform (that is the virtual space where the NGO CSW69 Forum takes place, with all the parallel events listed) by creating an account here (https://ngocsw69forum.events.whova.com/sign_in/), then searching our event by date or title, and adding it to your calendar.
We encourage you to share this invite throughout your networks and hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
Despoina Afroditi Milaki
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Dr. Despoina Afroditi Milaki
UN Representative, International Presentation Association
Former Member of the Civil Society Sessions Subcommittee of the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference, Nairobi, Kenya
Former Chair of 2024 Civil Society Forum, NGO Committee on Social Development