Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda
Monica Aleman serves as the International Program Director for the Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice work at the Ford Foundation. She plays a key role in the foundation’s efforts to reduce gender-based violence, end structural inequalities, and institutionally strengthen feminist movements to advance a global agenda for gender equality. Prior to her Ford tenure, she was Executive Director and founder of the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI) and the Indigenous Women’s Fund and director at MADRE. Monica is co-chair of the board of directors for Witness and co-chair of the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples.
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Role of Philanthropy in Strengthening Indigenous Women's Movement
Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room AD 10.2 |
Indigenous Women, belonging to various Indigenous communities across the globe, are an invaluable cultural asset and have made significant contributions to society. Read More SpeakersMonica Aleman CunninghamInternational Program Director: Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice Program Ford Foundation |
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04:30 pm EEST | 06:00 pm EEST |
Break the Wheel: Reflections on Re-Imagining a Just International Development System
Plenary KCC Auditorium |
The global reckoning for racial justice and the increasing calls to shift-the-power have placed decolonization firmly on the global agenda. But Read More SpeakersChristine SteglingDeputy Executive Director, PAK Branch, UNAIDS and UN ASG Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Monica Aleman CunninghamInternational Program Director: Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice Program Ford Foundation |
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04:30 pm EEST | 06:00 pm EEST |
Gender & technology: Standing on the Edge of a New Frontier
Concurrent Room MH 3-2 |
The digital divide has become the new face of gender inequality. SpeakersMonica Aleman CunninghamInternational Program Director: Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice Program Ford Foundation |
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Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda