Pauline Faith Gartor

Youth Activist

Youth Coalition for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights/ Girls Health Alliance

Pauline was born and raised in Liberia. She received her Bachelor of Science in Bio-Medical Sciences from the University of Liberia in 2022. Pauline is the founder and Executive Director of the Girls Health Alliance. She is a member of the Youth Coalition for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, UN Women Youth Activist, and President Emeritus of the National Children and Youth Advisory Board of Liberia. She has spent the past ten years advocating for girls’ rights through action-based policy and programs and the empowerment of community-based organizations to tackle Gender-Based Violence, teen health, early marriage, and Sexual Reproductive Health Rights in rural communities.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

DAY 2

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:00 pm EEST	Co-Designing Gender Equality: The Role of Accountability in the Gender Equality Agenda Plenary KCC Auditorium	Watch the recording here Addressing gender gaps requires addressing accountability gaps. Despite numerous commitments to gender equality and women’s rights, Read More Watch the recording here Addressing gender gaps requires addressing accountability gaps. Despite numerous commitments to gender equality and women’s rights, implementation and delivery remain challenging, especially for grassroots, women’s rights, youth-led, and feminist organizations. This plenary examines accountability mechanisms to ensure financial resources reach feminist movements, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It explores whether these mechanisms prioritize civil society, girls, youth, and women. This plenary will provide a space for frankly discussing accountability and a platform for civil society organizations, youth, and grassroots activists to hold leaders accountable, identify gaps, celebrate successes, and generate solutions for a future where gender equality commitments are co-designed and co-accountable. Opening: Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder of the Malala Fund Moderator and MC: Shahira Amin, Award winning Journalist and Former Deputy Head of Egypt’s Channel Nile TV Video: Melinda French Gates, Co-chair and Board Member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Panel: Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues Julisa Tambunan, Equal Measures 2030 Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Global Advocacy Manager at Sightsavers Louise Holt, Director General of the Social Development Bureau at Global Affairs Canada Hon. Lynda Tabuya, Minister for Women, Child and Poverty Alleviation of Fiji Pauline Faith Gartor, Executive Director of the Girls Health Alliance Lightning Talks Wangechi Wachira, Executive Director, Center for Rights Education and Awareness (DfG Kenya) Shereen Bhan, Leadership Development & North America Director WomenLift Health Anika Dorothy Jenne, Amplify Girls Closing: Asenath Mwithigah, CEO of Orchid Project. Launch of the Africa Network to end FGM/C Nabeela Iqbal, Asia Network to End FGM/C, member from Sri Lanka Read Less Speakers Nabeela Iqbal Founder and Director Sisterhood Initiative Asenath Mwithigah Chief Executive Officer Orchid Project Wangechi Wachira Executive Director Centre for Rights Education and Awareness – CREAW Pauline Faith Gartor Youth Activist Youth Coalition for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights/ Girls Health Alliance Marci Ien Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Government of Canada Julisa Tambunan Deputy Executive Director Equal Measures 2030 Louise Holt Director General, Social Development, Global Issues and Development Global Affairs Canada Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame Global Advocacy Manager Sightsavers Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder Malala Fund

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
02:30 pm EEST	04:00 pm EEST	Accountability Moment: Generation Equality Forum (GEF) Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and SRHR Concurrent Room AD 12-2	The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and SRHR is a movement to ensure that women have control of their bodies, to create enabling Read More The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and SRHR is a movement to ensure that women have control of their bodies, to create enabling systems and structures and to build solidarity against regressive forces. Two years into the Generation Equality journey, the Coalition will reflect on the progress that has been made, and the gaps that still exist. This event will mark the largest gathering of the Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and SRHR since its inception to draw attention to emerging “stories of impact” from commitment makers and leaders as a means of feminist accountability. Session format: Networking & Partnership building Organized by Equipop, UN Women, Women Enabled, Center for Reproductive Rights, UNFPA Read Less Speakers Eleanor Blomstrom Senior Manager, Policy and Advocacy Women Deliver Pauline Faith Gartor Youth Activist Youth Coalition for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights/ Girls Health Alliance Khadidiatou Kaya SY WEST AFRICA ADVOCACY COORDINATOR EQUIPOP/ALLIANCE DROITS ET SANTÉ [Rights and Health Alliance] Shakira Choonara Action Coalition Thematic Lead on Bodily Autonomy & SRHR UN Women Leyla Sharafi Gender Equality Advisor United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Catalina Martínez Senior Regional Director for Latin America & the Caribbean Center for Reproductive Rights Sofia Minieri Legal Advisor Women Enabled International Delphine O Ambassador and Secretary General for the Generation Equality Forum French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Speakers

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