Developing Effective Partnerships Between Faith and Secular Actors to Challenge Discriminatory Gender Norms and Secure Rural Women’s Rights

Co-hosted by: Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN in New York, the ACT Alliance, DanChuchAid and UNFPA in partnership with Christian Aid, Tearfund, ABAAD, the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, Norwegian Church Aid and World Vision.

Agenda

What is the ‘harm’ in harmful traditional practices: a presentation of the findings from the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities- Gender-based Violence Learning Hub’s research

Dr Selina Palm – Researcher, Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University,
South Africa
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Working effectively with faith actors to challenge discriminatory gender norms and practices: sharing best practices

• Barbara Kalima-Phiri – Gender and Inclusion Programme Lead, World Vision International
• Kidist Belayneh – Head of Programmes, Norwegian Church Aid, Ethiopia
• Irene Anena – Programme Officer, Church of Uganda
• Reverend John Joseph Hayab – Faith Leader, Nigeria
• Moderator: Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda – Founder & Chief Executive of Rozaria Memorial Trust & African Union Ambassador on Ending Child Marriage
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Mapping the way forward: building strong partnerships between faith and secular international development actors to challenge discriminatory gender norms and practices

• Dr Azza Karam – Senior Advisor on Culture and Social Development, UNFPA
• Dionne Gravesande – Senior Ecumenical Relations Manager, Christian Aid
• Anthony Keedi – Masculinities Technical Advisor, ABAAD, Lebanon
• Diana Arango – Senior GBV and Development Specialist, World Bank Group and JLI GBV Hub Co-Chair
• Moderator: Natalia Lester-Bush – JLI GBV Hub Secretariat Coordinator
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  Including opening remarks from the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, H.E Ambassador Ib Petersen