Juliet Kushaba

Executive Director (in Arts for Women's Rights Organisation)

ArtVism (Uganda)

Juliet Kushaba is a Ugandan feminist activist and creative writer whose short stories and poems have been published by Uganda Women Writers Association – FEMRITE, AWID, MaThoko Books in South Africa, and in Crossroads, an anthology by a US-based publisher. She currently works with ArtVism, a feminist arts for social justice organisation in Uganda. She also serves on Executive Boards of two feminist organisations in Uganda.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
12:30 pm EEST	02:00 pm EEST	African Feminist Perspectives on Wellbeing: Cultural Meanings, Identities and Innovations Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room AD 12-1	AWDF and the Stephen Lewis Foundation will join African feminist movement partners to launch the “Towards a Transformative Feminist Approach to Trauma in Africa: Read More AWDF and the Stephen Lewis Foundation will join African feminist movement partners to launch the “Towards a Transformative Feminist Approach to Trauma in Africa: Perspectives from Practice” toolkit. This launch is part of sustained efforts to resource, co-create and amplify the innovations, leadership and contribution of African feminist and WROs in advancing solutions to critical issues affecting most marginalised groups in the movement. The launch is an opportunity to showcase feminist tools, approaches and exchange perspectives on trauma redress in Africa. Funders and feminist movement voices reflect on reimagining decolonial, innovative and radical ways to resource trauma redress on the continent. Organizer: African Women Development Fund Read Less Speakers Jean Kemitare Programmes Director Urgent Action Fund - Africa Pontso Mafethe Director of Programmes African Women's Development Fund Juliet Kushaba Executive Director (in Arts for Women's Rights Organisation) ArtVism (Uganda) Mary Balikungeri Executive Director Rwanda Women's Network

Speakers

Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki

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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

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Melania Chiponda

Gender and Climate Advisor The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

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

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda

contact@wd2023-conference.org

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