The 7th edition of the National Women Leaders Forum has convened at the Kiriri Presidential Palace in Bujumbura, Burundi. The two-day event, which started on November 4, has attracted high-profile personalities, including First Ladies from the region. The forum aims to bring together women leaders to discuss strategies to promote women's empowerment and address challenges limiting their advancement.
The First Lady of the Central African Republic, Brigitte Touadéra, arrived in Bujumbura on November 3, while Burundi's First Lady, Angeline Ndayishimiye, has been receiving her counterparts at Melchior Ndadaye Airport. Several other women leaders are already in the country for the gathering. The forum provides a platform for discussions on strategies to promote women's empowerment, combat gender inequalities and gender-based violence, and enhance climate resilience.
The forum's theme, "Empowering young girls, a strategic lever for the development of human capital and strengthening resilience to climate change," guides the deliberations. Delegates seek to examine and address the challenges that limit the advancement and empowerment of women. According to Dr. Liliane Nkengurutse, Executive Secretary of Burundi's office of First Lady, the forum also aims to mobilize various actors around the obstacles to the fulfillment of women and girls.
Dr. Nkengurutse added that the forum features the official launch of the "Building Resilience" campaign by the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (#OPDAD) and the International Trade Fair for Women's Entrepreneurship of the Economic Community of Central African States (#CEEAC). The campaign and trade fair aim to promote women's economic empowerment and enhance their resilience to climate change.
The forum brings together women leaders from across the region to share experiences and best practices in promoting women's empowerment. It also provides an opportunity for women leaders to network and build partnerships to support women's development. The event is expected to yield concrete commitments in favor of women's empowerment.
According to the organizers, the forum has attracted high-profile personalities, including First Ladies from the region. The presence of these leaders underscores the importance of the forum and the need for collective action to promote women's empowerment. The event is expected to contribute to the development of human capital and strengthening resilience to climate change.
The National Women Leaders Forum is an annual event that aims to promote women's empowerment and address challenges limiting their advancement. The forum provides a platform for women leaders to discuss strategies to promote women's empowerment and enhance climate resilience. Key outcomes of the forum are expected to include concrete commitments in favor of women's empowerment and the launch of initiatives to promote women's economic empowerment.
Key points
- The forum aims to promote women's empowerment and address challenges limiting their advancement.
- The event features the official launch of the "Building Resilience" campaign by the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (#OPDAD).
- The forum brings together women leaders from across the region to share experiences and best practices in promoting women's empowerment.
