Naomi Tulay-Solanke

Founder and Executive Director

Community Healthcare Initiative, Liberia _x000D_

Naomi Tulay-Solanke is a Liberian feminist, human rights activist, humanitarian, and Founder & Executive Director of Community Healthcare Initiative, a local NGO providing health and social services to women and children in underserved and hard to reach communities in Liberia. Naomi has nurtured a career in female advocacy with a humble interest in working with underprivileged youths through the provision of advocacy, awareness and basic health and social services, especially to women and girls. She is passionate about the role local actors play at community and national levels. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health specializing in Community Health.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Decolonizing risk: Applying feminist humanitarian perspectives to reframe risk narratives Concurrent Room MH 2-1	In the face of unprecedented global humanitarian need, women-led and feminist organizations in the Global South are leading efforts to ensure nobody is left behind and Read More In the face of unprecedented global humanitarian need, women-led and feminist organizations in the Global South are leading efforts to ensure nobody is left behind and to protect the rights of women, girls, and marginalized communities. Their work is essential but underfunded, as it often does not meet donors’ compliance requirements. The session will interrogate how narratives of risk uphold colonial and patriarchal power dynamics and create barriers for women-led and feminist organizations on the humanitarian frontlines. Panelists will explore how we can reframe risk through a feminist humanitarian lens and share experiences and learnings (including Feminist Humanitarian Network research) to support collective solution-building. Session format: Thought Leadership Organized by Feminist Humanitarian Network International Sign Language available for this session Read Less Speakers Maria Krisch Programme Coordinator United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund Irene Dawa Founder and Technical Advisor Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile Naomi Tulay-Solanke Founder and Executive Director Community Healthcare Initiative, Liberia _x000D_ Lipi Rahman Founder and Executive Director Badabon Sangho Jacqueline Hart Independent strategy advisor Feminist Humanitarian Network