BPE UN SDG Summit Side Event
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Empowering the African Girl Child Through Transformative Education: Harnessing the Power of Catholic Education for Sustainable Change
Central to this event is our commitment to prioritizing and elevating the narratives, experiences, and insights of girls from underserved and marginalized communities; who, with the help of BPE, have been given the chance for education.
Chairman, Bakhita Partnership for Education
Who Spoke at the event?
Sr. Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, Ph.D
Sister Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, Ph.D., is a member of the institute of the Little Sisters of Saint Francis, Kenya. Wakahiu provides leadership and direction of the Hilton Foundation’s Program Department operations budget, contracts, consultant management and policy implementation.
Sr. Dr. Rosemary Nyirumbe, Ph.D
Sister Dr. Rosemary Nyirumbe, SHS, is a member of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Gulu. She holds a Ph.D. in education, an M.S. in leadership, and a B.A. in development studies and ethics. Sr. Nyirumbe currently serves as the director of St. Monica’s Girls’ Tailoring Center where she works with women and girls that have survived horrific acts of violence due to the civil war.
Simone Yankey
She is the Senior Policy Officer at the African Union CIEFFA in charge of various portfolios. Prior to this position, she was a Senior Program Officer at the former Department of Women, Gender, and Development Directorate, currently known as the Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Fr. Charles Chilufya, S.J
Fr. Chilufya coordinates all Jesuit International and social ministries in Africa; He works to create synergies for greater impact of their social ministries in Africa. His office also provides liaison and creates strategic partnerships in matters concerning justice and ecology within and beyond the Jesuit organisations and units.
Ms. Antara Ganguli
UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI)
Antara Ganguli is a seasoned expert on policy and programming related to gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment. Currently she is head of UNGEI, a global partnership for girls’ education and gender equality in education, hosted by UNICEF
Ms. Julie Mwabe
Ms. Mwabe is the Team Lead, Global Advocacy and Public Policy at
GPE and also serves as the Gender Advisor, Executive Office of the President, Kenya.
Meet our Panelists
Sr. Josephine Anto, SHCJ
Sister Josephine Anto, is an experienced educator from Ghana, who has over a long career focused on the specific challenges and potential of educating girls. She lives the charism of her order, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ), which centers on the development of an individual’s strengths.
Mr. Brighton Kaoma
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Youth Global Director
Brighton Kaoma is a social entrepreneur and climate innovator. He is the global director of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network(UN SDSN) Youth Initiative. In 2015, he was awarded the Queen’s Young Leaders award by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for his exemplary leadership.
Cynthia Nyongesa
Cynthia Nyongesa is a Lawyer with specialisation in international law. Through her digital platform Cynthia Untamed, she amplifies the stories of young change-makers. She has served as a youth advisor on education with Generation Unlimited and the Global Partnership for Education and has worked as a Youth Advocate with UNICEF.
Mr. Yougbare Boubakar
AU International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa
Yougbare Boubakar is a young African activist, member of the Af rican Youth Commission and the African Union’s Youth Volunteer Corps. He has an interest in governance and leadership development. He is a Graduate in Law from the University of Ouagadougou.
Dr Jemimah Njuki
Chief of the Economic Empowerment section at UN Women
Dr. Jemimah Njuki is a recognized leader on gender equality and women’s empowerment, having directed global initiatives promoting women’s economic empowerment. She has led the gender equality work with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
Zinchia Adhiambo Norman
BPE Beneficiary
Zinchia Adhiambo Norman is a beneficiary of the Bakhita partnership for education and will be sharing her narrative at this summit in an effort to shed light to world leaders what girls like her go through to access education and what they require to stay in school.
Meet our SDG Youth Network Members
Motunrayo Fatoke
SDG 4 Network member
Motunrayo Fatoke has over 4 years of transnational experience working as an education and development practitioner at the intersection of (...)
Motunrayo Fatoke has over 4 years of transnational experience working as an education and development practitioner at the intersection of (...)
Nakaibale Lynda Eunice
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Ms. Nakaibale Lynda Eunice is a social worker and the founder of Tujifunze Africa Foundation, an organization promoting Gender responsive (...)
Ms. Nakaibale Lynda Eunice is a social worker and the founder of Tujifunze Africa Foundation, an organization promoting Gender responsive (...)
Brenda Karimi
Director
Brenda Karimi is the visionary founder of Smart Girl Mentorship Program, a transformative program dedicated to empowering adolescent (...)
Brenda Karimi is the visionary founder of Smart Girl Mentorship Program, a transformative program dedicated to empowering adolescent (...)
Cynthia Nyongesa
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Cynthia Nyongesa is a Lawyer with specialisation in international law. Through her digital platform Cynthia Untamed, she amplifies the stories (...)
Cynthia Nyongesa is a Lawyer with specialisation in international law. Through her digital platform Cynthia Untamed, she amplifies the stories (...)
Tataw Ayuk Emilie
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Tataw Ayuk Emilie is a Program Manager in the non-profit sector in Cameroon. She serves children and youths through education (...)
Tataw Ayuk Emilie is a Program Manager in the non-profit sector in Cameroon. She serves children and youths through education (...)
Fikayo Agha
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Fikayo Agha is a distinguished legal professional and a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She works (...)
Fikayo Agha is a distinguished legal professional and a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She works (...)
Fikayo Agha
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Fikayo Agha is a distinguished legal professional and a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She works (...)
Fikayo Agha is a distinguished legal professional and a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She works (...)
Tataw Ayuk Emilie
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Tataw Ayuk Emilie is a Program Manager in the non-profit sector in Cameroon. She serves children and youths through education (...)
Tataw Ayuk Emilie is a Program Manager in the non-profit sector in Cameroon. She serves children and youths through education (...)
Cynthia Nyongesa
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Cynthia Nyongesa is a Lawyer with specialisation in international law. Through her digital platform Cynthia Untamed, she amplifies the stories (...)
Cynthia Nyongesa is a Lawyer with specialisation in international law. Through her digital platform Cynthia Untamed, she amplifies the stories (...)
Brenda Karimi
Director
Brenda Karimi is the visionary founder of Smart Girl Mentorship Program, a transformative program dedicated to empowering adolescent (...)
Brenda Karimi is the visionary founder of Smart Girl Mentorship Program, a transformative program dedicated to empowering adolescent (...)
Nakaibale Lynda Eunice
SDG4 Youth Network Member
Ms. Nakaibale Lynda Eunice is a social worker and the founder of Tujifunze Africa Foundation, an organization promoting Gender responsive (...)
Ms. Nakaibale Lynda Eunice is a social worker and the founder of Tujifunze Africa Foundation, an organization promoting Gender responsive (...)
Motunrayo Fatoke
SDG 4 Network member
Motunrayo Fatoke has over 4 years of transnational experience working as an education and development practitioner at the intersection of (...)
Motunrayo Fatoke has over 4 years of transnational experience working as an education and development practitioner at the intersection of (...)
Meet our BPE Beneficiaries
Elizabeth Mbula
Elizabeth is a Form 2 student in Kenya. She is a beneficiary of the Bakhita partnership for education and will be sharing her narrative at this summit in an effort to shed light to world leaders what girls like her go through to access education and what they require to stay in school.
Zinchia Adhiambo Norman
Zinchia Adhiambo Norman is a beneficiary of the Bakhita partnership for education and will be sharing her narrative at this summit in an effort to shed light to world leaders what girls like her go through to access education and what they require to stay in school.
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