Julisa Tambunan

Deputy Executive Director

Equal Measures 2030

Julisa Tambunan is the Deputy Executive Director of EqualMeasures2030. Born and raised during the military regime in Indonesia, Julisa started her activism early in life. For two decades, she has worked alongside marginalized populations in low-resource settings globally fostering equal opportunities and holding power to account, whether as a journalist, an emergency responder, or an INGO Country Director. She champions intersectionality and anti-oppression values in the spaces she occupies, including at Mercy Corps, UNICEF, and Malala Fund. Julisa is also the co-founder of GirlSPARKS and an Obama Leader. She holds master degrees in Child & Adolescent Psychology and Business Administration.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

DAY 2

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:00 pm EEST	Co-Designing Gender Equality: The Role of Accountability in the Gender Equality Agenda Plenary KCC Auditorium	Watch the recording here Addressing gender gaps requires addressing accountability gaps. Despite numerous commitments to gender equality and women’s rights, Read More Watch the recording here Addressing gender gaps requires addressing accountability gaps. Despite numerous commitments to gender equality and women’s rights, implementation and delivery remain challenging, especially for grassroots, women’s rights, youth-led, and feminist organizations. This plenary examines accountability mechanisms to ensure financial resources reach feminist movements, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It explores whether these mechanisms prioritize civil society, girls, youth, and women. This plenary will provide a space for frankly discussing accountability and a platform for civil society organizations, youth, and grassroots activists to hold leaders accountable, identify gaps, celebrate successes, and generate solutions for a future where gender equality commitments are co-designed and co-accountable. Opening: Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder of the Malala Fund Moderator and MC: Shahira Amin, Award winning Journalist and Former Deputy Head of Egypt’s Channel Nile TV Video: Melinda French Gates, Co-chair and Board Member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Panel: Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues Julisa Tambunan, Equal Measures 2030 Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Global Advocacy Manager at Sightsavers Louise Holt, Director General of the Social Development Bureau at Global Affairs Canada Hon. Lynda Tabuya, Minister for Women, Child and Poverty Alleviation of Fiji Pauline Faith Gartor, Executive Director of the Girls Health Alliance Lightning Talks Wangechi Wachira, Executive Director, Center for Rights Education and Awareness (DfG Kenya) Shereen Bhan, Leadership Development & North America Director WomenLift Health Anika Dorothy Jenne, Amplify Girls Closing: Asenath Mwithigah, CEO of Orchid Project. Launch of the Africa Network to end FGM/C Nabeela Iqbal, Asia Network to End FGM/C, member from Sri Lanka Read Less Speakers Nabeela Iqbal Founder and Director Sisterhood Initiative Asenath Mwithigah Chief Executive Officer Orchid Project Wangechi Wachira Executive Director Centre for Rights Education and Awareness – CREAW Pauline Faith Gartor Youth Activist Youth Coalition for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights/ Girls Health Alliance Marci Ien Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Government of Canada Julisa Tambunan Deputy Executive Director Equal Measures 2030 Louise Holt Director General, Social Development, Global Issues and Development Global Affairs Canada Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame Global Advocacy Manager Sightsavers Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder Malala Fund

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
12:30 pm EEST	02:00 pm EEST	Gazing into the future: What do the next 5 years look like for gender equality? Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room MH 1-2	We cannot predict the future, but in this event we will try! Join the Equal Measures 2030 partnership for this ‘predict-a-palooza’ to hear experts reflect on Read More We cannot predict the future, but in this event we will try! Join the Equal Measures 2030 partnership for this ‘predict-a-palooza’ to hear experts reflect on whether we’re headed in the right (or wrong!) direction on issues like girls’ and women’s leadership, tax justice and care, and investments in diverse feminist movements. Gaze into your own crystal ball (and check out EM2030’s trends data!) to make predictions with us online and in the room. Organizer: Equal Measures 2023 Read Less Speakers Harriette Chiggai Cabinet Secretary in the Executive Office the President of Kenya Government of Kenya Julisa Tambunan Deputy Executive Director Equal Measures 2030 Purity Kagwiria Senior Fellow Purposeful

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