Anne Constance ROSSIGNOL

Making It Work Gender and Disability Project Officer

Humanity & Inclusion

Anne-Constance Rossignol is a GBV Specialist responsible for Humanity & Inclusion’s Making It Work (MIW) Gender and Disability project. MIW, a feminist anti-validation and anti-racism project, is allied with organisations of women leaders with disabilities working in some fifteen countries on the African continent, and supports their struggles against patriarchal and ableist violence. With ten years’ experience in developing partnership projects in the fields of children’s rights and women’s rights, she has worked with Samusocial International, the NGO ATIA InterAide and CIDFF [Centre for Information on Women’s and Family Rights]. She is also active in social and LGBTQIA+ movements.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
02:30 pm EEST	04:00 pm EEST	Inclusive and Empowered Feminists Movements Through a Practical Intersectional Approach Concurrent Room AD 12-1	The session will focus on intersectional feminism that is put into practice; we will propose concrete ways to foster inclusion of women, empower the most marginalized Read More The session will focus on intersectional feminism that is put into practice; we will propose concrete ways to foster inclusion of women, empower the most marginalized women and co-create solutions to leave no woman behind. The session will include an overview of MIW How-To Guide: Intersectionality in Practice. COVAW will share lessons learned on using an intersectional approach during the intersectional assessment of economic exclusion of women living in Nairobi County informal settlements. Other panellists will share on their expertise with intersectional approaches as persons with disabilities, a GBV technical advisor and international experts involved in advocacy and movement building. Session format: Skills building Organized by Coalition on Violence Against Women, Humanity & Inclusion Making It Work Gender and Disability project, Women Enabled International, Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM) International Sign Language available for this session Read Less Speakers Anne Constance ROSSIGNOL Making It Work Gender and Disability Project Officer Humanity & Inclusion Fridah Wawira Nyaga Programmes and Communications Manager Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW) Janet Chapya I'm a creative working with woodwork, painting and interior design. The Action Foundation Virginia Ossana Programs Advisor Women Enabled International Elizabeth Louis Clinical Psychologist Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM)