Leah Franziska Bohle

Expert in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Dr Leah F. Bohle is an Expert in Sexual and Reproductive Health at Swiss TPH.
With a background in Medicine and Social Anthropology, she coordinates projects, conducts programme evaluations and implementation research. Passionate about maternal health and midwifery, Leah is member of the Parliamentarian Group for Sexual Health and Rights in Switzerland. She has over 10 years of experience engaging with a variety of clients including UN agencies, government entities and INGOs, and has worked in over 25 countries. Leah was appointed to serve as a consultant for the WHO Antenatal Care Research Roster.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
08:00 am EEST	09:30 am EEST	Empowering women as change agents in nutrition-sensitive food systems Side Event Ubumwe Grande Hotel - Gasabo Room	Women play an essential role in food systems, often leading growing, processing, and marketing of food. When women are given equal opportunities to succeed, they can be Read More Women play an essential role in food systems, often leading growing, processing, and marketing of food. When women are given equal opportunities to succeed, they can be powerful agents driving economic growth, peace, and improved quality of life. In the NICE Partner Side Event on “Empowering women as change agents in nutrition-sensitive food systems”, attendees will hear: A. How women actively engaged in food systems platforms and their thoughts about incentivizing nutritious food value chains. B. How the NICE project is encouraging women entrepreneurs, such as small-holder farmers, to access services, share best practices and benefits from the Farmers’ Hubs. C. How the findings from a formative research study helped to build a social marketing campaign aiming at nudging targeted women to more nutritious food consumption and production. Organizer: Sight and Life (together with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture and ETH Zurich) Read Less Speakers Afomiya Mekonnen Consumer insights associate Sight and Life foundation Telesphore Ndabamenye Director General Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) Christine Mukantwali Food and Nutrition Expert Consultant Leah Franziska Bohle Expert in Sexual and Reproductive Health Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Elizabeth Imbo Country project manager Syngenta Foundation East Africa