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SUMMARY:Addressing Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the context of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Check the event replay here.\nJoin us for a film screening and panel discussion online \nAbout this Event\nIdentifying\, Addressing and Mitigating Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the context of COVID-19\nExperience from past outbreaks\, and also current anecdotal evidence\, suggests that measures put in place to help control the COVID-19 pandemic may be exacerbating the risks of gender-based violence (GBV) for women and girls.  Social distancing and quarantine measures limit the possibility for survivors to distance themselves from their abusers and also limit access to external support (e.g. social\, legal\, physical and mental health\, etc.). It is crucial that all actors across the COVID-19 response incorporate GBV into their planning and programming. Together\, actors can work to identify\, address and mitigate GBV\, and ensure vulnerable populations have access to information and services.  The speakers on this panel will speak about interventions and models to support survivors of GBV across the spectrum of legal and psychosocial services\, both in person and remotely. \nThe evening will commence with the first ever screening of “Eimai” which translates as “I am” from Greek. Eimai is a documentary by Action for Women capturing stories of three women whose journeys are marked by struggle\, sacrifice and hope. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with speakers representing Action for Women \, SAHR and Abaad. (Bios below)  \nThe Panel will be moderated by Kelsi Kriitmaa\, Executive Director at Philanthropy Advisors in Geneva and a Giving Women member. \nPLEASE NOTE: Login details for the webinar will be emailed out to registrants the day of the event. \n________________________________________________________________________ \nOUR PANELISTS\nGabrielle Tay – Founder\, Action for Women\nGabrielle founded Action for Women in 2015. She has worked in emergency settings on the Balkan route\, Italy and then Greece\, where she spent 20 months on the aegean island of Chios. While working in the camps\, she observed how women’s voices are unheard and needs specific to the gender are unmet in the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War 2. \nShe opened the Athena Centre for Women in July 2016 – the first all-women space outside of any official camp structures in Greece. The Athena Centre provided crucial services requested by the vulnerable women residents of the camps\, in order to address the gaps in protection and incidents of gender based violence. Her vision to provide safety\, support and hope for the women who are able to leave Chios onto the mainland\, saw the birth of the Halcyon Days Project in Athens in August 2018. \nGabrielle graduated from the University of Exeter\, UK’s law faculty with first class honours and has practiced in the United Kingdom and Singapore as an advocate and solicitor. This passionate advocate for women’s rights has dedicated countless pro-bono hours in various legal aid clinics and women shelters representing the underprivileged and marginalised women in civl and criminal matters. \n___ \nSara Bergamaschi – Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights\, SAHR\nAs SAHR’s Executive Director\, Sara leads SAHR’s advocacy and resource mobilization efforts to bring attention and funds to our sensitive and high-profile legal cases. She applies her unbridled energy and lust for life to ensure SAHR’s financial sustainability and develop long-lasting strategic partnerships. She also has pioneered SAHR’s trademark ‘Tales of Disobedience’\, a unique event series at the crossroads of women’s rights and creative ARTivism. \nSara spearheads SAHR’s gender justice efforts with the UN\, governments and other organizations. When deployed in complex emergency and forced displacement settings\, Sara’s role is to protect the most vulnerable survivors and unlock barriers to justice by leveraging trustworthy relationships both at the local and at the highest levels\, in the dance of compromise. \nPreviously\, she worked for the Italian Embassy in Egypt\, the German Development Agency (GIZ) in Morocco\, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Iraq\, UNOCHA in New York City and Jordan\, as well as\, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) at the Turkish-Syrian border and in Yemen in 2019. \n___ \nGhida Anani – Director\, Abaad\nGhida is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Public Health at the Lebanese University. In 2008\, she received the ‘’Excellence in Collaborative Teaching Award’’ from the American University of Beirut. As an expert in Gender-Based Violence and Child Protection\, Anani has published a number of studies\, articles\, training kits and community educational materials on GBV & Child Sexual Abuse in Lebanon and the MENA region. \nIn June 2011\, she founded and continues to manage ABAAD – Resource Centre for Gender Equality\, which was awarded the Womanity Award. In 2014\, Anani received the Women Leadership Achievement Award by The World Women Leadership Congress. She has led a number of public opinion campaigns\, notably the latest #Undress522 which resulted in a historical parliamentary vote\, repealing article 522 from the Lebanese Penal Code. The campaign received the “Women Rights Award” from the Beirut Bar Association and Avenir Liban and an honoring Award by the Lebanese Canadian University in March 2017. In 2019\, the campaign received the first prize “UN SDG Action Award” for the most impactful campaign globally. \nIn 2018\, Anani has been honored as part of the program “Icon of Pioneering” & “Leaders from the land of Cedars” beside a number of Lebanese leaders innovative in different sectors. She was also listed by the World Bank as one of 10 Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Making a Difference across MENA and was featured in the Pioneers & Leaders HUB\, launched by the Women as Partners in Progress (WPP) Project within the Gibran Chair for Values and Peace at the University of Maryland. Anani was among the handful of women leaders selected from the MENA region to participate in the Female Leadership Programme by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2019\, she was also selected by the UN Solutions Summit organizers as one of the 10 extraordinary solution makers across the globe advancing the SDGs. \n___ \nEsha Meher – Legal Associate\, SAHR\nEsha joined SAHR in 2020 and is our legal associate\, working on the frontlines for our cases in Asia\, Pacific and MENA region\, supporting the Legal Director on advancing justice and accountability for survivors through strategic litigation. She is also an enthusiastic voice on the campaign-advocacy front and sometimes yields her pen for SAHR’s creative team. \nA people’s person at heart\, Esha is most comfortable making conversations with strangers across all ages on the most unrelated topics; her interests range from a critique of comedy in Iranian cinema to cat-sitting techniques and hacks. An avid reader and a struggling painter\, she enjoys listening to Rostropovich’s cello on Friday evenings. \nBesides appearing and assisting in multiple cases of constitutional importance in India\, Esha has also been a regular part of teaching and civilian advocacy initiatives. She heads the legal team of the Gender Security Project (India)\, serves as the Founding director of Project DARYA\, a London based storytelling initiative\, and presides over a Massachusetts-based non-profit.
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SUMMARY:Special Screening & Discussion: "How can bicycles impact the last mile?"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring viewing and insightful discussions \nAbout this Event\nFilm Screenings & Discussion on “How can bicycles impact the last mile?”\n(This will be an online event. You will receive the link to access the Zoom call once you register here) \nAcross the developing world\, more than one billion people  live in rural areas. In these communities\, distance and challenges of moving freely from one place to another hinder people’s access to health services\, food security\, economic opportunity and education. This limits their ability to lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant. Women and girls continue to be disproportionally challenged by the  lack of transportation. \nWorld Bicycle Relief is addressing the challenge of distance and last mile mobility by building and distributing a rugged\, specially-designed\, locally-assembled bicycle to students\, healthcare providers\, entrepreneurs\, and workers.  \nJoin us for a screening of two short films\, and learn about the transformative impact bicycles have on girls\, women and their communities. \nA Way Forward beautifully illustrates how Buffalo Bicycles help the girls get to school safely and on time\, avoiding tiring walks to school or having to accept lifts from motorcycle drivers. \nSeeing Brave is part of a documentary series of three courageous women\, who are transforming lives around the globe through taking action. The co-founder of World Bicycle Relief\, Leah Missbach Day\, is portrayed in this episode and it touches on her inspiration\, motivation\, and leadership approach after founding the organization following the tsunami in Sri Lanka in 2004.   \nThe film screening will be followed by a discussion with co-founder of World Bicycle Relief\, Leah Missbach Day and World Bicycle Relief’s Global Director for Strategic Information and Innovation\, Alisha Myers. The discussion will be moderated by Giving Women’s Founder\, Atalanti Moquette. \n_____________________________________________________________________________ \nBIO LEAH MISSBACH DAY \nLeah Missbach Day is co-founder of World Bicycle Relief and a documentary photographer based in Chicago. Her images and storytelling often serve World Bicycle Relief’s campaigns and illustrate the power of bicycles to transform lives. Leah is profiled in Seeing Brave\, a documentary that shares the stories of three women trailblazers inspiring the next generation of female leaders and as author of the foreword to National Geographic’s book Wheels of Change: How Women Rode to Freedom. \nBIO ALISHA MYERS \nBased in South Africa with regular field visits\, Alisha provides strategic leadership\, management\, and oversight of WBR’s global M&E efforts\, including digital platforms\, field-based tools\, analysis and learning\, and data reporting. As an essential technical leader of the organization\, Alisha identifies and addresses data collection and reporting requirements\, initiatives\, and challenges\, as well as research study opportunities and new market analysis.  \nAlisha brings 16 years of experience to her role at WBR. From 2009 to 2014\, Alisha served as Senior Technical Advisor for M&E at mothers2mothers\, a global NGO based in South Africa\, which seeks to improve maternal and newborn health and prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. Alisha spent the early years of her career at Catholic Relief Services in a series of research and analysis roles\, including as M&E Technical Advisor for three years and as senior program manager in Sri Lanka. Alisha is a former Fulbright Fellow (1999)\, Congressional Hunger Center Fellow (2001 to 2003)\, and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (2005 to 2006). She has an undergraduate degree in Global Studies from Spelman College in Atlanta\, Georgia\, and MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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