Briefing on Making Schools Safe: Addressing school-related gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 20:00
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Countries: 
Africa
Americas
Central Africa
Congo (Kinshasa)
North America
Location: 
Washington, D.C.

The Academy for Educational Development (AED) and Women Thrive Worldwide in cooperation with Rep. Bill Delahunt, Rep. Ted Poe and Rep. Janice Schakowsky invite you to a breakfast briefing:MAKING SCHOOLS SAFE: Addressing school-related gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Thursday, July 22nd, 8:30am - 10:00am
Room 2255 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC

A light breakfast will be served.

Featured speakers:

  • Representative Bill Delahunt (invited)
  • Representative Ted Poe
  • Representative Janice Schakowsky (invited)
  • May Rihani, Senior Vice President and Director, AED
  • Nora O'Connell, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, Women Thrive Worldwide
  • Eugene Katzin, Senior Program Officer, Ambassadors Girls Scholarship Program, AED

Around the world, girls experience violence on the way to school, at school, and around school – which often results in low attendance, low performance and early drop out in addition to the health and social consequences associated with sexual and gender-based violence. This briefing will feature implementers of an innovative program to address school-related gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as key advocates and policymakers working to prevent and address violence against women and girls worldwide

Registration

To RSVP, please email Rebecca English at renglish(at)womenthrive.org by COB, Monday, July 19th.

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