Amina Umuhoza

CEO

SAYE Company/Dukataze

Amina Umuhoza is an entrepreneur, menstruation activist and champion of adolescents sexual and reproductive health in Rwanda. She is the CEO of of SAYE company /dukataze – a social enterprise that designs creative tools to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescents. Together with My Period is Awesome, SAYE has opened the Kigali Menstruation Station – a safe space for adolescents to learn more about sexual and reproductive health without stigma.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 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_

Speakers

Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki

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Magdalene Dorto

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Deborah Nyirenda

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Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Stella Anyangwe

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Melania Chiponda

Gender and Climate Advisor The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda

contact@wd2023-conference.org

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