Jeannette Bayisenge

Minister of Gender and Family Promotion

Rwanda

Jeannette has served as the Director of the Centre for Gender Studies and Associate Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Rwanda. She also served as the President of the National Women’s Council. She holds a Ph.D in Social Work with a Gender focus from the University of Gothenburg, a Master’s degree in Development Cooperation with specialization in Women and Development from Ewha Woman’s University in South Korea, and a bachelor degree in Social Work from the National University of Rwanda.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

DAY 2

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
02:30 pm EEST	04:00 pm EEST	Harnessing the Power of Education to End Harmful Gender Norms and Stereotypes in Schools Concurrent Room AD 12-1	This Concurrent Session will recognize that barriers to achieving gender equality run outside as well as inside education systems and that putting gender at the center Read More This Concurrent Session will recognize that barriers to achieving gender equality run outside as well as inside education systems and that putting gender at the center requires working with diverse partners to look at the role of education in addressing harmful gender norms and stereotypes. Harmful gender norms and stereotypes not only hamper gender equality but also fuel adverse education outcomes. In so doing, the discussion will focus on gender stereotypes in schools and how utilizing education can help children and young people grow into equal, just and non-violent citizens, while also advancing the agenda on gender equality in, to and through education systems and schools to achieve gender-transformative education. Discussions will bridge the gap between education and gender communities and link conversations with justice, systems and accountability to advance the global, national, local, school-level and youth centered efforts to address gender norms and end stereotypes in schools. Session format: Whole System in a Room Organized by Partner Coalition for Ending Gender Stereotypes in Schools (represented by Equimundo, Room to Read, UN Girls’ Education Initiative, Transform Education, UNICEF India, VVOB), Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Girls Not Brides, AU-CIEFFA, UNAIDS Read Less Speakers Hawah Nabbuye Country Director Educate! Natasha Harris-Harb Lead of Youth Movements and Feminist Leadership UNGEI Celine Jaggernauth - Transform Education (a young feminist coalition hosted by UNGEI) Christine Stegling Deputy Executive Director, PAK Branch, UNAIDS and UN ASG Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Asimawu Tahiru Youth Leader GPE Ngosa Kulula Safeguarding Manager Restless Development Reshma Agarwal Education Specialist UNICEF Carine Laure Metiefeng Mambou Journalist, Author, AU/CIEFFA Alumni, Founder of CAD AID Foundation MEMA Group (WIHIA News, CAD AID Foundation, CAD Publishing etc.) Anna Murru Global Strategic Advisor Partnerships VVOB Antara Ganguli Director UNGEI Giovanna Lauro Deputy CEO Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Justice Jo Bourne Chief Technical Officer Global Partnership for Education Faith Mwangi-Powell CEO Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage Jeannette Bayisenge Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Rwanda
06:30 pm EEST	10:00 pm EEST	Increasing Investment In Women In Agriculture Value Chains in Africa Side Event Kigali Serena Hotel - Main Ball Room	This will be a panel discussion that will highlight the differentiated impacts of the climate crises of women and men and as a result call for differentiated Read More This will be a panel discussion that will highlight the differentiated impacts of the climate crises of women and men and as a result call for differentiated interventions with a focus on aligning development finance to Women Economic Empowerment, and optimizing Women Rights Organisations as a mechanism to implement the localization agenda. Organized by OXFAM Read Less Speaker Jeannette Bayisenge Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Rwanda

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
03:00 pm EEST	04:00 pm EEST	A Space for Us: The WD2023 Closing Celebration Special Event KCC Auditorium	Join Women Deliver and Conference delegates as we celebrate our movement and advocates from around the world, working towards gender equality. As we reflect on a week Read More Join Women Deliver and Conference delegates as we celebrate our movement and advocates from around the world, working towards gender equality. As we reflect on a week spent in solidarity, we will recap highlights from the Conference, announce the winners of the “Best of the Fest” from the Arts & Film Festival, and celebrate with art and music. Eight feminist artists based in Rwanda came together in order to collectively build a performance for Women Deliver, portraying their feminist demands on collectivity, spaces and solidarity. Coordinated by Elle Kwa Mziki, Noemi Grütter and Linda Kirezi, a platform for female artists in Rwanda, striving for more equality. We will end with a performance by MILCK joined by a choir from the Nyundo School of Music in Kigali. Read Less Speakers Henaka Rallage Chiranthi Thavisha Senanayake Founder Hype Sri Lanka Tulika Srivastava Board Member Women Deliver Sandra Macias del Villar Director, Feminist Crisis Response Feminist Humanitarian Network Noemi Grütter Co-Founder Elle Kwa Mziki Satish Kumar Karn Grants Coordinator Plan International Nepal Dr. Maliha Khan President and CEO Women Deliver Jeannette Bayisenge Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Rwanda

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