H.R.H. Mabel van Oranje

Founder and Global Champion

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

Mabel is a serial entrepreneur for social change working globally to advance equality, freedom, and justice. During the last decade, she played a catalytic role in the creation and growth of Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, the Girls First Fund, and VOW for Girls. Mabel is a board member of Fondation Chanel, the Lego Foundation, More in Common, the Sigrid Rausing Trust, and VOW for Girls (chair). She is also an advisor to Apolitical Academy Global, Co-Impact’s Gender Fund, Global Witness, and the Graca Machel Trust.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

DAY 2

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
06:30 pm EEST	08:00 pm EEST	Preventing Child, Early and Forced Marriage/Unions in the Face of a Polycrisis, including through Comprehensive Sexuality Education Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room AD 10-1	This side-event co-hosted by the Government of Canada, UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, and Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Read More This side-event co-hosted by the Government of Canada, UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, and Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, will provide an opportunity for an intergenerational discussion on the urgent need to accelerate action to end child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU). As the polycrisis of conflict, climate change, food insecurity and COVID-19 continue to have devastating impacts for women and girls, we must work together to ensure that progress made to reduce the prevalence of CEFMU is not reversed. It will bring together young global leaders, influencers, and key stakeholders driving action to end CEFMU around the world. The event will encourage open dialogue on challenges and effective tools for preventing CEFMU, including through comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) – an empowering tool for changing harmful gender norms and practices that perpetuate child marriage and gender inequalities. Organized by Government of Canada Read Less Speakers H.E. Mary Robinson Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland Modupe Oladunni Taiwo Program Director Save the Children Alvaro Bermejo Director-General International Planned Parenthood Marci Ien Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Government of Canada Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan Minister of International Development Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada Faith Mwangi-Powell CEO Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage H.R.H. Mabel van Oranje Founder and Global Champion Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:00 am EEST	11:30 am EEST	Growing Feminist Movements: Overcoming Challenges and Fostering Connections Plenary KCC Auditorium	Watch the recording here Strong movements are key to the progress and sustainability of gender equality across the world. But how do we build inclusive movements and Read More Watch the recording here Strong movements are key to the progress and sustainability of gender equality across the world. But how do we build inclusive movements and foster meaningful connections in times of crisis and polarization? This plenary is a space for the leaders of today’s pivotal movements to share their knowledge and experiences. Panelist will showcase how movements are working across silos and building transnational solidarity, while dealing with the political, cultural, and organizational challenges faced when attempting to grow feminist movement structures that meet current demands. Finally, this dynamic plenary will ask us all to explore how we can build solidarity and join forces in order to shift power on an unprecedented global scale. Moderator: Femi Oke, International journalist Panel: Building a Movement H.R.H. Mabel Van Oranje, Founder and Board Chair of Girls Not Brides Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe, Founder of Sewing Hope Foundation Panel: Growing a Movement Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia State Representative Maryangel Garcia-Ramos, Executive Director of Women Enabled Ligia Batista, Instituto Marielle Franco Panel: Sustaining and Mainstreaming a Movement Cleopatra Kambugu Kentaro, Director of Programs at East African Sexual Health & Rights Initiative Jhannel Tomlinson, Co-Founder of GirlsCARE Jamaica Read Less Speakers Lígia Batista Executive Director Instituto Marielle Franco Jhannel Tomlinson Co-Founder GirlsCARE Jamaica Cleopatra Kambugu Director of Programs UHAI EASHRI-The East African Sexual Health Rights Initiative Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe Director St. Monica’s Girls’ Tailoring Center/BMGF & Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Liz Fraser CEO & Brand President Kate Spade New York Maryangel García-Ramos Guadiana Executive Director Women Enabled International Stacey Abrams Political leader and New York Times bestselling author National Democratic Institute (NDI) H.R.H. Mabel van Oranje Founder and Global Champion Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

Speakers

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