Don’t be Silent courtesy of MultiChoice.
MultiChoice Group (MCG) has partnered with businesses, governments, NGOs, the media and local communities in a virtual event titled the Brotherhood and Sisterhood Gender-Based-Violence Conference. The virtual event themed ‘Don’t be silent!’ will get participants to look into critical challenges impacting most African women, particularly in Gender-Based-Violence (GBV).
The event is scheduled to take place tomorrow, 11th September, 2020 from 08h00 to 14h30 SAT, and will attract prestigious speakers from around the world who will share their personal and institutional thoughts around the empowerment of women as well as efforts that may be used to eradicate GBV.
Mrs. Graça Machel will be speaking in her capacity as the Founder of the Graça Machel Trust and an advocate for the rights of women and children. She will join other speakers including Ms. Anne Shongwe, Executive Director of United Nations Entity for Gender Equality&Empowerment of Women and Calvo Mawela, the current CEO of MultiChoice.
The virtual event will begin with a plenary session after which there will be three separate panel discussions which will focus on the perspectives of men, women and the youth in the fight against GBV. To be part of the conversations you can register here or click on these links to watch on the day;
We will not be silenced. Courtesy of MultiChoice.
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