Women Deliver at ICFP 2013…

Women Deliver will be at the 2013 International Conference on Family Planning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Our team is excited to join global health advocates to highlight the importance of family planning and access to contraception. Here’s where you can find us!

Champions, Change, Transitions: The Next Shift

Session Chair: Jill Sheffield
Time/Location: 10:30am – 11:50am; Thursday, November 14th; Larger Conference Hall

Description: Over the past several decades, there has been increased acknowledgement of and support for the rights of women to access family planning services and information, due in part to strong and dedicated champions. However, challenges still remain, as more than 200 million of women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy lack access to family planning and contraceptives. 

This panel with explore the role of champions in advocating for family planning: what are lessons learned from past advocacy advances, and what skills and qualities are needed to advocate for family planning as the landscape changes? Panelists will examine the need for leadership to adapt to emerging issues. Panelists include Dame Billie Miller, former Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados, Kokou Sename Djagadou, IPPF/Africa region, and Nargis Shirazi, Woman to Woman Foundation.

CEOs for Emerging Leaders Roundtable Discussion

Topic: Global Advocacy for Maternal, Sexual, and Reproductive Health and Rights

Host: Jill Sheffield

Time/Location: 1:20pm – 2:20pm; Friday November 15th;  Multipurpose Room, African Union Conference Center 

Topical Roundtable Discussion

Topic: Building Youth Leadership to Improve Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Including Family Planning

Hosts: Lindsay Menard-Freeman and Janna Oberdorf
Time/Location: 1:20pm – 2:20pm; Friday November 15th; Multipurpose Room, African Union Conference Center