Rotary Day with UNICEF Empowering girls: How do we create a safe and more resilient world for girls as we re-open societies post-Covid? Featuring Rotary’s People of Action: Champions of Girls’ Empowerment

Empowering Girls

Equality is a fundamental human right that's critical in order to have a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Still, girls and women worldwide face inequities in areas including health and education, and they experience significant violence and disproportionate poverty. Rotary encourages clubs and districts to prioritize projects that improve the health, well-being, education, and economic security of girls in their communities and around the world.

A Global Webinar + Regional Breakouts

Designed for the best virtual viewing experience, Rotary Day with UNICEF will consist of two parts: a global webinar featuring Rotary’s People of Action: Champions of Girls’ Empowerment, and region-specific breakouts highlighting local needs and opportunities for collaboration.

About Rotary and UNICEF

Rotary and UNICEF are incredibly large organizations - each with a presence in over 190 countries. While polio remains the primary focus and goal of our partnership until eradication, we recognize that Rotary members and UNICEF offices actively support other issues related to global development, humanitarian response, and peace.

Date: Friday, 25 March 2022
Time: 10:00 - 11:45 U.S. Eastern / 15:00 – 16:45 Central European / 17:00 – 18:45 East Africa / 19:30 - 11:15 India Standard Time
Admission Fee: Complimentary
Audio Language: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
Live-stream Locations: Rotary International YouTube Channel

PROGRAM

Rotary and UNICEF: Welcome

Voices of Youth

People of Action Honoree Momtaz Chowdhury

Rotary and UNICEF: Leadership Conversation

People of Action Honoree Srinidhi S U

Breaking Barriers for Girls: Menstrual Hygiene Management

People of Action Honoree Lydiah Njoroge

Adapting to Educational Challenges: Remote Learning

People of Action Honoree Mildred Fragante

Peace and Conflict Resolution: Ending Child Marriage

People of Action Honoree Elaine Ruiz

Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health: Positive Well-Being

People of Action Honoree Motalib Weijters

Rotary President Shekhar Mehta: Designed for Collaboration

Closing remarks

Also....

DAY 2 - 26 MARCH, 2022Regional Breakout Sessions

There is already tremendous success in the Rotary-UNICEF partnership, with over 30 years of continued collaboration. And yet, there remain many opportunities for Rotary and UNICEF to work together at the local level. UNICEF has technical knowledge and can quickly mobilize and work efficiently with local, regional, or national governments. Rotary members have the capacity and connections to influence, organize, and mobilize locally. Developed with patience, respect and flexibility, local-level collaborations offer benefits from each organization and can prove a “win-win” for all.

Join any of these regional seminars to learn more about Rotary projects, local UNICEF programmatic needs, and how you can play a role. These virtual breakout sessions are hosted by UNICEF offices in New Delhi, India; Geneva, Switzerland; Nairobi, Kenya; and Panama City, Panama. 

Virtual Viewing Registration: 

https://rotary.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ejQex9xeWXvfqC

Want to find out more? Go to:

https://www.rotaryundaynyc.org/