Anisie Byukusenge

Program Assistant

Purposeful

Anisie is a disability rights activist from Rwanda. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting. She is talented in poetry, and her poems have been awarded in festivals both nationally and internationally. Anisie mainly advocates for girls and young women’s empowerment, inclusivity and better access to services for persons with disabilities. She has had roles with organisations focused on people with disabilities such as UNABU and UWEZO, an initiative that aims to improve competencies in literacy and numeracy among children. She has also been a gender and disability facilitator at VSO Rwanda, working to prevent gender-based violence.

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	Safe to Learn: survivor and youth advocacy for safe schools Concurrent Room AD 10-2	The session will consist of introductions by each presenter describing the ethos and approach of their advocacy and programmatic work to prevent and respond to Read More The session will consist of introductions by each presenter describing the ethos and approach of their advocacy and programmatic work to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in and through schools, followed by a ‘talk show style’ discussion, which will include the introduction of a newly developed gender advocacy briefing on action on safe and gender transformative schools, and audience engagement and feedback. Each presenter will discuss their work through the lens of a specific case study/story exemplifying youth-, survivor- and locally-led advocacy and interventions. Session format: Storytelling Organized by Together for Girls Read Less Speakers Asimawu Tahiru Youth Leader GPE Kanga Rasi Africa Campaign Manager Brave Movement_x000D_ Ashlee Burnett Learning Research and Creative Lead Transform Education hosted by UNGEI_x000D_ Anisie Byukusenge Program Assistant Purposeful

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:00 pm EEST	Stories of Girls’ Resistance: Shifting narratives, power, and the world Concurrent Room AD 10-2	This session will bring together story curators, storytellers and artists to discuss what this collection of stories tells us about girls’ resistance over time, space, Read More This session will bring together story curators, storytellers and artists to discuss what this collection of stories tells us about girls’ resistance over time, space, and identity. Using storytelling techniques, participants will have the opportunity to explore their own stories of resistance and connect their stories to social change. Together we will unpack this collective narrative, and what it tells us about how change happens, the practices needing to shift to better support girls’ activism, and collectively co-create an advocacy agenda for how this narrative can translate to a freer, fairer and safer present and future for and by girls. Session format: Thought Leadership & Storytelling Organized by Stories of Girls’ Resistance, Eyala, Caribbean Girls Collective, Shake the Table International Sign Language available for this session Read Less Speakers Anisie Byukusenge Program Assistant Purposeful Sharanya Sekaram Global Women's Movements Engagement Lead VOICE Ruby Johnson Gender Justice Consultant / Co-Lead Global Resilience Fund Purposeful Jody Myrum - Stories of Girls' Resistance Valerie Honore Director and Community Engagement Officer I Have A Right Foundation (Dominica) and Caribbean Girls Collective Shazia Usman Communications Specialist / Storyteller / Writer UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office / Stories of Girls Resistance Françoise Moudouthe CEO African Women's Development Fund