Local Brews + Global Views: Gender Equality Week
Join MCIC and UNICEF Canada to celebrate Gender Equality Week 2024.
Thursday, September 26th, 2024 at 7pm on Zoom
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Gender disparities often start small in early childhood, but adolescence brings significant change. Compared to boys their age, adolescent girls face higher burdens of domestic work, disproportionate risks of child marriage, and greater threats of gender-based violence. For over a decade, UNICEF has explicitly emphasized the importance of advancing adolescent girls’ rights in overarching policy frameworks and guidance, which has spurred programmatic action.
We are thrilled to be joined by Joy Njenga, Senior International Programs Specialist at UNICEF Canada, who will share actions and insights from UNICEF's ongoing work in Uganda to tackle gender inequalities from early childhood through adolescence.
Bring your curiosity and questions to this online conversation and learn how you can support the movement towards a more gender-equal world.
Joy Njenga (she/her)
Senior International Programs Specialist at UNICEF Canada, Joy earned a Specialized Honours degree in International Development Studies from York University, which included a study abroad year at United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi, Kenya.
As a proud Kenyan-Canadian, she is dedicated to amplifying the voices of marginalized communities, leveraging her heritage and experiences to drive positive change. Embracing diverse perspectives, Joy firmly believes in the transformative power of shared knowledge in advancing society.
Photo credit
Top photo: © UNICEF/UNI566214/Wamala – out-of-school youths in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Kasonga Block 29, make liquid soap to sell in the settlement. The trio are participants of the UNICEF-funded UPSHIFT program, which offers transferable skills such as social entrepreneurship.