Girls Deliver: Pre-Conference on Adolescent Girls

16 July 2023 08:30 – 16:00 South Sudan Standard Time Time
Lemigo Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda

There are 1.8 billion adolescents and youth around the world today—the largest in history. Yet the adolescents and youth that represent the world’s future—especially girls and women in all their diversity—continue to face major global challenges, and the ecosystem of stakeholders supporting them remains fragmented. “Girls Deliver: Pre-Conference on Adolescent Girls,” led by the Population Council GIRL Center and co-hosted by AFIDEP, AMPLIFY Girls, Baobab Research Programme Consortium, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Coalition for Adolescent Girls, Exemplars in Global Health, FP2030, Girl Effect, Girls First Fund, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, National Democratic Institute (NDI), Plan International, PMNCH, Purposeful, Together for Girls, UNICEF, Women Deliver, and The World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab, will convene the community of global stakeholders representing a variety of perspectives on supporting adolescent lives in the lead up to the Women Deliver 2023 Conference, and in view of the upcoming Global Forum for Adolescents.

The Pre-Conference will create a dedicated space for multi-sectoral conversations elevating voices of adolescents and other stakeholders from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), foster solidarity within the community, and drive evidence-based solutions. The event will cultivate a multidimensional approach to adolescent well-being, co-create next steps to build an integrated feminist ecosystem for adolescents, and catalyze action to advance gender equality. 

Registration is now closed.

Programme

08:00 – 08:30 Registration

08:30 – 09:45 Opening session

Master of Ceremonies:

  • Divina Maloum, Adolescent activist from Cameroon
  • Lalita Tamang, Adolescent leader from Nepal

Speakers:

  • Vanessa Nakate, climate justice activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  • Condolizzarice Akumawah, Adolescent advocate from Cameroon
  • Kalpa Garg, Adolescent leader from India
  • Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Price Laureate and Co-Founder of Malala Fund
  • Stacey Abrams, NDI board member, political and nonprofit leader

09:45 – 10:30 Plenary panel

Speakers:

  • Karen Austrian, GIRL Center Director (moderator)
  • Jania, Adolescent Girl Activist from Cameroon
  • Caroline Kabiru, Head of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health, African Population and Health Research Center
  • Maliha Khan, President and CEO, Women Deliver
  • Ritika Dhall, Assistant Director, Department for Human Development, Section for Gender Equality, Norad

10:50 – 12:05 Concurrent thematic roundtables (Round 1)

  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AFIDEP, FP2030, Plan International, UNICEF)
  • Building Girls’ Political Power (Purposeful)
  • Success Stories of Girls-led Climate Action, Their Impact on Their Communities, and Global Advocacy Movements (UNICEF, PMNCH)
  • Economic Empowerment (World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab)
  • Government Integration (CIFF, FP2030)
  • Gender-based Violence in Adolescence (Together for Girls, Baobab)

12:15 – 13:30 Concurrent thematic roundtables (Round 2)

  • Meaningful Adolescent Girl Engagement (PMNCH)
  • Adolescent Mothers: From Cautionary Tales to Partners (Hilton Foundation)
  • Agency (AMPLIFY Girls)
  • Education (Population Council, Girls First Fund)
  • Girls in Humanitarian Settings (Plan International)
  • Girls in the Digital Space (Girl Effect)
  • Holistic Approach to Adolescent Girls’ Health (Exemplars in Global Health)

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 – 14:45 Reflections from morning & guidance for small group discussions

15:00 – 16:00 Small group discussions

16:00 – 16:30 Closing plenary

16:30 – 18:00 Social hour & Adolescent Expo

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