{"id":44365,"date":"2023-08-08T12:44:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T09:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fawe.org\/?p=44365"},"modified":"2023-08-08T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T09:44:56","slug":"fawe-at-the-women-deliver-conference-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fawe.org\/en\/fawe-at-the-women-deliver-conference-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"FAWE at the Women Deliver Conference 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FAWE participated in the Women Deliver Conference 2023 that was hosted in Kigali, Rwanda from 17<sup>th<\/sup>-20<sup>th<\/sup> July 2023. Our Executive Director Martha R L Muhwezi, Deputy Executive Director Teresa Omondi-Adeitan, and three program officers, Naomi Mumbi Kamitha, Beverly Mumbo, and Martin Jackson Okhako from FAWE RS were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The conference enabled inclusive and co-created spaces that foster solidarity for sustainable solutions on gender equality. The conference was a combination of exhibition spaces and panel discussions of which FAWE was able to participate in both.<\/p>\n<p>FAWE\u2019s sessions were held at the Education zone hosted by ECHIDNA Giving and the Global Partnership for Education. Ms. Martha R L Muhwezi presented on gender inclusivity in TVET Institutions. She called for innovation and creativity in including girls in TVET Institutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u00a0\u201cIt is critical to address gender stereotypes from a tender age. Gender Responsible Education is the answer.\u201d FAWE Africa\u2019s Executive Director said at the conference. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ms. Teresa Omondi -Adeitan led and moderated a session alongside Ms. Beverly Mumbo on equitable Education Access through girl led and girl centered advocacy at the Education zone World Deliver 2023.<\/p>\n<p>FAIn a concurrent session dubbed \u201cOur Education, Our Rights: Girls in Crisis\u201d, FAWE had a chance to share the platform with gender equality activists, education specialists and feminists. The session used a Nhanga-inspired approach to dismantle power structures and discuss how crises impact girls\u2019 rights &amp; the role education plays to safeguard rights. Madam Esther Achire, the Chairperson of FAWE South Sudan and also the Director of Education in South Sudan was able to share about the work that South Sudan is doing to promote girls\u2019 education in a state of crisis as they implement the nation\u2019s first education strategy to increase girls&#8217; access to education.<\/p>\n<p>In the same session the FAWE Executive Director was also able to respond to a question relating to child marriage and steps that should be taken where parents of the child are in support of the marriage. \u00a0The room was reminded that at 15 years a girl is still a minor and by law the any person marriage a child \u00a0should be in prison.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44362 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/fawe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Martha-speaking-pic-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><em><strong>(Right) FAWE&#8217;s Executive Director addresses participants of the Nhanga at the Women Deliver Conference 2023.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>At a side event on Early childhood Development at the education zone during the conference, Ms. Beverly Mumbo was able to share on Early Childhood Education (ECE). 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