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. 

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Ban ki Moon addresses Women Deliver 2013 [Video]

Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, tells the Women Deliver Community:  "As we enter the homestretch to 2015, let us ensure that the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls are front and center." 

Ban Ki Moon, United Nations Secretary General addresses Women Deliver 2013 from FHI 360 on Vimeo.

ARROW: Calling for Access to Contraception at Women Deliver

28 May 2013/Kuala Lumpur 

Kuala Lumpur: From 28-30 May, Kuala Lumpur plays host to the Women Deliver conference, billed as "the largest global event of the decade to focus on the health and empowerment of girls and women." This is particularly timely as May 28th is the International Day of Action for Women's Health, which highlights access to contraceptives and family planning as a human right. Women's ability to choose the number, spacing and whether they wish to have children is a basic human right, an important indicator of women's empowerment, and is a cornerstone for improving women's health outcomes. It is also very much a development issue, as it is linked to poverty alleviation and attaining food security and sovereignty. 

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WLP at Women Deliver 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

On May 28 – 30, Women’s Learning Partnership will join thousands of leaders and advocates from 160 countries in Kuala Lumpur for Women Deliver 2013, a conference on girls’ and women’s health and rights. Follow the conversation via webcast on WLP’s Women Deliver website which will showcase talks by some of the leading voices on girls’ and women’s issues, including Melinda Gates, Graça Machel, Cecile Richards, Tewodros Melesse, and three UN agency heads, among many others. 

Over the course of the conference, sessions will address progress and ongoing challenges in maternal health, family planning, equality, education, and violence against women, with an overarching focus on why investments in girls and women must remain a global priority in the lead-up to the 2015 Millennium Development Goal deadline and beyond.

A full listing of WLP events at Women Deliver 2013 is available on the WLP's Women Deliver Webpage. 

Registration is open for Women Deliver 2013

Early-bird registration is open until 31 January 2013 for the 3^rd Women Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 28-30 2013. More than 5,000 participants from Ministries of Health, Finance and Development Cooperation, Parliaments, leading civil society organizations, global companies, media and more.

Over 120 concurrent sessions, high-level plenaries, skills-building workshops, and ministerial and parliamentarian forums are planned.

In addition several partner meetings are planned for the day before and day following the conference. For more information see the Partner Events and Meetings page, which will be frequently updated.

Register for Women Deliver

Registration is now open for the 3rd Women Deliver Global Conference through the www.wd2013.org website. Early bird registration is available un to 31 January 2013. 

More than 5,000 participants are expected to attend from over 150 countries. The website also gives up-to-date information on the programme including the Plenaries and Sessions and the Forums and Satellite Events — the Ministers Forum; the Parliamentarians Forum and the Partner Events and Meetings.

All sessions will relate to the overarching themes of Investing in Girls and Women; Reducing Unmet Need; and Looking to 2015 and Beyond

Vote now for the Women Deliver 100 list.

Every year, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, Women Deliver celebrates the progress made on behalf of girls and women worldwide. In 2011, the Women Deliver 100 list featured 100 of the most inspiring people who have delivered for girls and women.

This year, to continue the momentum, Women Deliver is spotlighting the top 50 inspiring ideas and solutions that deliver for girls and women. 

Out of hundreds of submissions, a selection committee of experts and advocates from leading global NGOs and foundations chose 25 per category. 

Now, it's up to you to vote and choose the 50 winners – voting closes on March 2nd at 6pm EST! 
The winners will be announced on March 7th.

• VOTE NOW at the Women Deliver facebook.
• READ the profiles for each of the nominated idea or soluation.

Voting begins today on Women Deliver’s Facebook page

Voting begins today on Women Deliver’s Facebook page to determine the top 50 inspiring ideas and solutions that deliver for girls and women. Out of hundreds of submissions, a selection committee of experts and advocates from leading global NGOs and foundations chose 25 per category. The top 125 will be posted today, and voters may choose their 10 favorites, per category. The 50 winners will be announced on International Women’s Day, March 8th.

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Women Deliver announces scholarships.

Women Deliver has announced that the application process for Under 30 Scholarships for young women from the Global South to attend the Women Deliver Global Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 28-30 May 2013 is now open.

The deadline for all scholarships is 15 April 2012 (12pm EST), with no exceptions. For further information follow this link