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Child marriage serves as a barrier to education for many girls, yet ending child marriage and transforming social norms are rarely explicit education goals. There is a need to share available research and promote evidence-based advocacy to inform programming, research, funding, and decision-making.

In the context of global disruption to education due to COVID-19, the Global Education Summit presents an important opportunity to influence the global agenda on gender equality in education.

UNGEI and Girls Not Brides* are joining forces to learn and exchange around the social and gender norms which serve as barriers to girls’ education in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on child marriage.

Speakers:

Webinar moderator: Eline Versluys, Gender at the Centre Initiative Manager, UNGEI

Presenters:

• Kelly Yotebieng, Independent Research Consultant, UNGEI
• Mundia Situmbeko, Africa Engagement Officer, Girls Not Brides
• Jorge Ubaldo Colin Pescina, Education Specialist, Global Partnership for Education

Speakers:

• Noelie Sinare, CONAMEB, Burkina Faso
• Lydia Hounon Hedwige, Niger Platform to End Child Marriage
• Wadi Ben-Hirki, girls’ education advocate, Nigeria
• Hawa Yokie, young feminist activist, Sierra Leone
• FCDO (tbc)
• Ms. Donatienne Hissard, Deputy Director of Sustainable Development, MoFA (tbc)

Simultaneous translation in English, French and Portuguese will be provided.

Time: 9:00 AM -10:45 AM ET / 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM GMT / 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM CET

Register here

URL:

https://www.globalpartnership.org/events/how-can-social-norms-be-targeted-advance-girls-education-and-end-child-marriage