Kelly Bowden

Director of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights

Kelly Bowden is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights and convenes the Future Planning Initiative, Canada’s coalition to advocate for global advancements on SRHR. She served over a decade at Oxfam Canada advancing gender equality policy and campaigning initiatives including during her tenor as the acting Deputy Executive Director. Her activism has brought her to the coasts of Canada to raise awareness the climate crisis and to mining affected communities in Central America to stand with those standing against the negative impacts of Canadian mining interests.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
02:30 pm EEST	04:00 pm EEST	Evidence in action: data-driven advocacy for sexual and reproductive health Concurrent Room MH 4-2	Sustained advocacy requires available and accessible data that can be used by civil society and policy makers to push for policies and investments in sexual and Read More Sustained advocacy requires available and accessible data that can be used by civil society and policy makers to push for policies and investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Panelists will share examples of successful, evidence-based advocacy approaches and share new data and tools to support SRHR advocacy. Through presentations and participatory breakout discussions, the session will bring researchers and advocates together to discuss how data-driven advocacy has and can be used to improve SRHR, including promoting SRHR in global human rights policy, pushing for increased investments, and ensuring the inclusion of adolescents in SRHR planning and policy. Session format: Skills building Organized by Guttmacher Institute, African Institute for Policy Development, Action Canada for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights & Public Health Ambassadors Uganda Read Less Speakers Patrick Segawa Founder & Youth SRH Advisor Public Health Ambassadors Uganda (PHAU) Naa Dodua Dodoo Senior Research and Policy Analyst African Institute for Development Policy Brenda Formin Consultant \| SRHR Advocate \| AFIDEP GYAC Co-Lead Elizabeth Sully Principal Research Scientist Guttmacher Institute Kelly Bowden Director of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights