Rebecca Herman

Sr. Technical Advisor GBV & MNH

Pathfinder

Rebecca Herman is a certified midwife and public health specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in maternal, newborn, reproductive, and community health. She holds clinical specialization in perinatal care for survivors of sexual violence and women living with trauma disorders and is a trainer of trainers on the WHO Health Sector Response to VAWG curriculum package. Ms. Herman has worked in the United States as well as across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. She holds degrees from Tufts and Boston Universities, and currently serves as a member of the CMR & IPV sub-working group of IAWG.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
12:30 pm EEST	02:00 pm EEST	Stories for Change: How champions are making progress toward GBV-SRH integration Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room AD 12-2	At this side event, gender-based violence (GVB) champions will tell stories to inspire and catalyze participants to advance the integration between GVB and sexual and Read More At this side event, gender-based violence (GVB) champions will tell stories to inspire and catalyze participants to advance the integration between GVB and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in their countries and communities. We aim to inspire advocates to leverage the power of storytelling in contexts where quantitative data may be hard to come by and/or is unreliable. Participants will leave with practical tools for using the power of stories to improve GBV-SRHR integration. Organizer: Pathfinder International Read Less Speakers Rebecca Herman Sr. Technical Advisor GBV & MNH Pathfinder Joseph Komwihangiro Country Director, Tanzania Pathfinder Meseret Zelalem Director, Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia Lilian Sospeter Youth engagement officer Voluntary Service Oversea(VSO ) Tanzania office.