Lipi Rahman

Founder and Executive Director

Badabon Sangho

Lipi Rahman has worked with NGOs to advance women’s and girls’ rights and end VAW since 2002. She is co-founder of Badabon Sangho, an organization that supports women, particularly vulnerable women to increase access to and control over land, property, and water-bodies; and climate justice for women and girls. Badabon Sangho has mobilized over 4,000 women and girls in 107 grassroots groups, providing legal support and training to support them to engage with local government on their rights. Lipi is an active member of national and international networks including the Feminist Humanitarian Network, and contributes to national-level advocacy campaigns.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

DAY 2

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
08:00 am EEST	09:30 am EEST	Voices from the Grassroots - An international solution to ending violence against women and girls Side Event Four Point Hotel by Sheraton	Please join Every Woman Treaty for a dynamic panel discussion on ending violence against women and girls. This panel brings together frontline activists to discuss how a Read More Please join Every Woman Treaty for a dynamic panel discussion on ending violence against women and girls. This panel brings together frontline activists to discuss how a new global agreement can create a safer world for women and girls. Read Less Speakers Patricia Elias Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign Marlene Mporanyi Global Health Specialist Every Woman Indrani Fellow Eva Ng’inja-Croft UN Consultant Every Woman Indrani Fellow Safiétou Diop Co-leader Coalition Deliver for Good Sénégal Lipi Rahman Founder and Executive Director Badabon Sangho

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