Josephine Kamara

Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager

Purposeful

Josephine Kamara is the Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager at Purposeful, a feminist, African-rooted global hub for girls’ organising and activism._x000D_
She led Purposeful and its coalition for girls’ education in raising public awareness and influencing the government of Sierra Leone to overturn the policy that banned pregnant girls from attending public schools and taking exams.

On a global level, Josephine has been a strong advocate for education financing and school safety campaigns and her commitment to causes for adolescent girls earned her recognition in 2015 as one of the 16 global heroes fighting to end violence against girls.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

DAY 2

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
06:30 pm EEST	08:00 pm EEST	Opportunities Within Reach: How do you make locally led development work for women? Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room MH 2-1	What programs work best for women at the community level, and why? This panel of activists, led by Tessie San Martin, CEO of FHI 360, will explore how programs designed Read More What programs work best for women at the community level, and why? This panel of activists, led by Tessie San Martin, CEO of FHI 360, will explore how programs designed with local leaders can create sustainable and effective development outcomes for women. Locally led development initiatives that prioritize women’s roles in the solutions can take many forms, and we aim to explore what works — and what doesn’t. Panelists will their experiences around access to education and vocational training, along with the ways that locally led development promotes gender equality, reduces poverty, and supports the development of inclusive and sustainable economies. Organizer: FHI360 Read Less Speakers Josephine Kamara Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager Purposeful Shanna Marzilli President and CEO Plan USA Amina Umuhoza CEO SAYE Company/Dukataze Ashlee Burnett Learning Research and Creative Lead Transform Education hosted by UNGEI_x000D_

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
06:30 pm EEST	08:00 pm EEST	75 Years of the UDHR: Intersectional Feminists Reimagine Human Rights Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room MH 3-1	A co-created designed discussion to meaningfully engage Global Southern and feminist intersectional perspectives and organizations in conceptualizing global and Read More A co-created designed discussion to meaningfully engage Global Southern and feminist intersectional perspectives and organizations in conceptualizing global and transnational strategies for rethinking and reclaiming human rights. The conversation will grapple with the limitations and opportunities within the multilateral system and conceptual application of universal human rights approaches for a feminist future. Simultaneously, speakers will address the needs for a decolonization of gender justice work as feminists push forward in responding to the multiple and compounding crises of our time. Organizer: Open Society Read Less Speakers Sachini Perera Executive Coordinator Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Justice (RESURJ) Josephine Kamara Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager Purposeful Inas Miloud Co-Director Tamazight Women's Movement Agnieszka Król Manager, Programs and Innovation CREA