African
Gender Forum : "African women for Africa's development : Building
partnerships with the Diaspora"
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| Opening
ceremony chaired by Hon. Ambassador Gertrude Mongella, President of the
Panafrican Parliament and honored with the presence of H.E. Viviane
Wade, First Lady of Senegal, H.E. Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of
Sierra Leone, H.E. Gisele Mandaila, Secretary of State of the Family
and Disabled Persons of Belgium, Ms. Yetunde Teriba, Acting Director,
WGDD, African Union Commission. |
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| Special
remarks by H.E. Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of Sierra Leone.
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| African Gender Award Ceremony
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2007 African
Gender Award Ceremony on morning of 12th December at Daniel Sorano
Theatre, Dakar (Senegal).
Celebration of the Laureat: Rwanda and its Leader, H.E. President Paul
Kagame, hosted by H.E. President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal.
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Head of States surrounded by the Award Selection Committee Members,
chaired by Hon. Ambassador Gertrude Mongella, President of the
Panafrican Parliament. |
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| The
African
Gender Award also recognizes stakeholders from the private sector and
civil society, designated from the Award recipient country, for their
promotion of peace, gender and development. This year the Collectif
Pro-femmes/Twese Hamwe and the Banque Populaire pour la Promotion de la
Femme will be honoured.
H.E. Mr. Joseph N. Boakai, Vice-President of Liberia, presenting Civil
Society Award Recognition to Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe (Ms.
Thérèse Bishagara, President of Pro-Femmes, left)
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Private Sector Award Recognition to "Banque Populaire pour la Promotion
de la Femme" (Ms. Henriette Zimulinda, PCA of BPPF, right). |
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Bineta
DIOP
Founder and Executive Director Femmes Africa Solidarité
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women have shown strength, tenacity and steadfastness in working to
build peace and reconcile conflicts in their communities, countries and
continent. The launch of the African Gender Forum
and the African Gender Award
were particularly important moments in the history of Femmes Africa
Solidarité, and a stepping stone towards our future goals
and
aspirations. |
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The African Gender Forum
is an
opportunity to create an on-going dialogue across borders, and I am
proud of the diversity of contributions we enjoy from various
communities, countries and sectors of society. Full text
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| NANDI
- African Gender Award statuette |
The
statuette of the African Gender Award inspired the story of an African
woman: Nandi. Speaking to her daughter Sally, Nandi talks about the
very real and pressing problems faced by African women: the challenges
of war, poverty, illiteracy and under-development. Watch the
movie >>
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