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Understanding the Barriers to Girls School Return: Girls' Voices from the Frontline of the COVID-19 Pandemic in East Africa

Our Executive Director will be speaking at a special event hosted by AMPLIFY Girls! Here is a description:

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In October 2020, AMPLIFY Girls undertook a four-country qualitative study in East Africa to hear from adolescent girls about the challenges they faced during the pandemic in both accessing learning and returning to school.

Our findings are heartbreaking and also a siren call to the global community that we must take immediate action otherwise a generation will be lost.
Join us as we launch our global campaign to highlight our results and our localized approach to advocate for girls re-entry to school.

Please join us as we share our findings and our country-based advocacy calls to action. Our event will culminate with a panel bringing together global actors to talk about what is possible and how we can support girls in crisis.

PANEL 1: Community-driven solutions and calling for policy and cultural change.
Maria Omare –The Action Foundation
Monica Nyiraguhabwa –GirlUp Initiative Uganda
Dativah Mukamusonera - Komera
Estahappy Mariki –The Girls Foundation of Tanzania

PANEL 2: The role of global stakeholders in actualizing holistic education, recognizing CDOs roles and localizing education resources.
Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo - International Public Strategist & Founder of Zahara’s Dream Inc.
Denis Kioko - Global Localization Advisor, Trocaire
Christin McConnell, Acting Gender Lead and Early Childhood Development Specialist GPE

Click HERE to register!