Nerima Akinyi Were

Acting Executive Director
Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS

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Bio: Nerima Akinyi Were_x000D_
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An LLB and LLM graduate from the University of Pretoria. She joined KELIN as a volunteer becoming a pro-bono lawyer, program officer and manager for the SRHR thematic area, presently she is the Acting Executive Director at KELIN. She is pursuing her PhD at University of Nairobi. She was admitted to the Bar in 2017. Nerima is a member of the Feminist Legal Network hosted by ISLA; Board Member of the Planned Parenthood Global Africa Regional Office; the chair of the Board for Teen Seed; and a member of the GFAN International Steering Committee._x000D_

Speakers

Magdalene Dorto

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Deborah Nyirenda

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Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Stella Anyangwe

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Blandine Umuziranenge

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Taryn Russell

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Djeinaba Kane

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Rafiat Akinokun

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Melania Chiponda

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Aries Setiadi

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Claude Mambo Muvunyi

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Hanna Lemma

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Kathryn Toure

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Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

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Patricia Elias

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Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda