Rural Widowhood: Culture, Covid, Conflicts and Climate Crisis – #CSW67 WPD Parallel Event
Become part of the global action to bring rural widows out of the shadows
Widows for Peace through Development and co-sponsor, the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP), invite you to our CSW67 Parallel Event.
Our purpose is to activate implementation of the 2022 UNGA Widowhood Resolution, UNSCR 1325, the WPD Widows Charter and the SDGs.
Listen to our speakers and put your questions in our Q & A.
Join Us – March 14th. 10.30am EST / 2.30pm UK time (GMT/UTC)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email and link for the meeting.
(Please note, the above time conversion is correct – due to EST time moving forward an hour on 12th March).
Speakers
Our speakers represent marginalised widows in context either by country or expertise.
- Roseline Orwa, Founder and CEO, Rona Foundation (Kenya) – WPD Partner;
- Jacqueline Musugani, Initiatives des Femmes en Situations Difficiles pour le Développement Durable et Intégré, IFESIDI (D.R. Congo) – WPD Network Member;
- Caroline Uskikpedo-Oliseowe, Executive Director, Noble Delta Women for Peace & Development Intl (Nigeria) – WPD Network Member, Widows Alert for Empowerment & GCAP Africa Representative;
- Dianah Kamande HSC, Founder/Executive Director, ComeTogther, Widows & Orphans Organization (Kenya) – WPD Network Member;
- Christine Ayugi, co-founder, Foundation for Integrated Rural Development (FIRD) (Uganda) – WPD Network Member;
- Lyudmyla Porokhnyak, Chair of the National Council of Women of Ukraine– WPD Network Member. (Translated contribution presented by Alice Fookes, WPD Trustee).
Respondents
- Lopa Banerjee, Executive Coordinator of the Generation Equality Forum and Director of the Civil Society Division at UN Women;
- Irene Chinje, Area President, East, West and Central Africa, Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW).
- Yemi Falayajo, Deputy Representative of UN Women in Liberia.
Concluding Speaker
Concluding remarks and call to action.
Margaret Owen OBE, WPD Founder & President.
Moderator/Chair
Susan O’Malley, WPD UN Representative and IFBPW UN Representative
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