Merette Khalil

Youth Fellow

A Common Word Among the Youth (ACWAY)

Merette Khalil is a multilingual health systems researcher; gender and sexual reproductive health and rights advocate; and entrepreneurial birth-worker and educator, from Egypt. Merette works as a consultant with the UN where her research enables policy makers to strengthen health systems for health security and advance gender and health equity. As a passionate advocate for the elimination of obstetric violence, she started YourEgyptianDoula to educate, advocate, and empower expecting parents on their rights in childbirth. Merette is a champion for maternal and child health, youth, and gender equality, she is also the co-founder of Women in Global Health Egypt.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Transformative Partnerships with Faith Actors to Advance Gender Equality Concurrent Room AD 11	As the number of conflicts increases globally, the pushback against gender equality grows stronger. In this context, this workshop offers the opportunity to rethink Read More As the number of conflicts increases globally, the pushback against gender equality grows stronger. In this context, this workshop offers the opportunity to rethink partnerships to advance gender equality and who participates and shapes change processes to foster inclusive and co-created spaces. This session brings together faith and secular actors to discuss areas for collaboration, from life skills education to changing gender norms to end gender-based violence. This session aims to increase coordination across the global movement for gender equality, and build on existing transformative partnerships that increase the diversity of activists and social change agents across the globe. Session format: Networking & Partnership building Organized by The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, Faith to Action Network, Amplify Change & Berlin Institute for Population and Development Read Less Speakers Aisha Ijaz Program Director AAHUNG Ashah Mwanga Executive Director Alliance of Inclusive Muslims Merette Khalil Youth Fellow A Common Word Among the Youth (ACWAY) Lyka Mtambo International Youth Committee Member Religions for Peace Elie Bukuru Khalfan President and Founder Alliance des Imams du Corridor Nord pour le Developpement Humanitaire Hope Dunira Head of Programs Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust Colette Rose Project Coordinator, International Demography Berlin Institute for Population and Development