Zalissa Bande

Head of Project; Co-ordinator

SOS Jeunesse et Défis [SOS Youth and Challenges] at Share-Net Burkina Faso

BANDE Zalissa, 25, is the coordinator of the Share-Net Burkina Faso platform at SOS Jeunesse et Défis, a youth-led organization. She began her work in SRHR in 2018 as a member of the ABBEF Youth Action Movement. Since then, she has been a youth activist for the promotion of adolescent and youth SRHR. She also currently works as a consultant for the monitoring and management of SRH opposition in Burkina Faso and Senegal since October 2021. Zalissa is pursuing a Masters degree in program management and dreams of a world where youth is put at the heart of global development.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Re-centering the Margins: Abortions and Intersectionality Concurrent Room MH 2-2	bell hooks reminds us: “Much […] emerges from [those] who live at the center, whose perspectives on reality rarely include … the lives of [people] who live on the Read More bell hooks reminds us: “Much […] emerges from [those] who live at the center, whose perspectives on reality rarely include … the lives of [people] who live on the margin.” This session seeks to highlight and re-center perspectives on reproductive justice from activists and leaders of historically marginalized communities, namely LGBTQIA+, people living with disabilities, youth, and those from Global Majority countries affected by neocolonial global funding mechanisms and conflict. Through a panel discussion with community leaders and experts from inroads and EngenderHealth, we aim to continue weaving a collective narrative of intersectionality in the pursuit of reproductive justice for all. Session format: Whole System in a Room Organized by inroads (The International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma) & EngenderHealth Read Less Speakers Saint-Saëns Ashley Administration Officer WE-Change Jamaica Zalissa Bande Head of Project; Co-ordinator SOS Jeunesse et Défis [SOS Youth and Challenges] at Share-Net Burkina Faso Zemen Yeshitela Community Abortion Provider Gende Gerada Health Facility in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia Amanda Tiew Member Capacity and Accompaniment Manager inroads Lilian Kivuti Co-Founder and Program Manager Women Spaces Africa Ana Aguilera AYSRHR Director Engender Health