Narmeen Hamid

Chair, Board of Directors
AmplifyChange

Dr. Narmeen is a physician by training, holding a doctorate in Social Medicine. She works as a Health, Gender and Development specialist. Her special area of interest is Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, particularly how to mainstream this into cross-sectoral development policies and interventions with the aim of improving gender equity. She is the co-founder of The Grief Directory, an organization that supports families affected by terrorism, and founder of the Zoe Bibi Education Fund that supports the education of women and girls belonging to the religious minorities or to other marginalized groups in Pakistan.

Event Schedule

DAY 1
20 July 2023
Start Time End Time Session Description Action
08:00 am EEST 09:30 am EEST From Global to Local: Innovations and Evolution of SRHR Funding

Kigali Convention Center - Room AD 10-2

Funds for SRHR have traditionally flowed from HICs to LMICs. Now, grant-makers in LMICs are playing a larger role in decision-making and fund management. By funding Read More

Speakers
Narmeen Hamid

Chair, Board of Directors

AmplifyChange

Sory Ibrahima Monekata

Grant Director

Conseils et Appui pour l'Education à la Base (CAEB)

Colleen Lowe Morna

Special Advisor

Gender Links

Cleo Kambugu

Director of Programmes

UHAI: East African Sexual Health & Rights Initiative

Speakers

Magdalene Dorto

Not applicable Not applicable

Deborah Nyirenda

Not applicable Not applicable

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