For girls by girls webinar

FOR GIRLS BY GIRLS: Lessons learned from girl-led initiatives on HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence

Thursday, 31 October 2019

The session provides:

• Examples of effective strategies for engaging with diverse groups of adolescent girls and young women on HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV);
• Ways in which to account for girls’ and women's voices in the development of policy and national programme design; and
• Advice for adolescent girls and young women who are interested in becoming more actively engaged on the issues of HIV prevention, SRH and GBV.

Opening remarks:

• Chewe Luo, Chief of HIV Programme, UNICEF New York
• Dalila Zachary, HIV Advisor, the Global Fund

Speakers:

• Winny Obure, Coordinator of ATHENA’s #WhatGirlsWant Project and Founder of Teen Seed Africa, Kenya
• Millicent Sethaile, Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Officer at SRHR Africa Trust (SAT) and HER Voice Ambassador, Botswana
• Brenda Formin, Youth Activist, HER Voice Ambassador, Cameroon

Facilitator:

• Damilola Walker, Senior HIV/AIDS Specialist, UNICEF New Yor