Women and Girls Speak Out: Prioritizing Education in Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan!
Channel: Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Date: 2022-03-24

A parallel session to the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Using innovative approaches to share stories and experiences that amplify the voices of women and girls, this event explores the relationship between humanitarian aid and education in Afghanistan. Women and girls will share lived experiences to demonstrate the need to prioritize gender equitable, inclusive, quality education in the context of humanitarian services – as a means to ensure the rights of children and women affected by armed conflict, and as a vehicle through which their basic needs can be met and protection ensured. This innovative event will provide opportunity for women and girls, in all their diversity, to advocate for their own rights, needs and interests – and a chance for the international community to listen!

Panellists: 
- Claudia MItchell, McGill University
- Pashtana Durrani, LEARN Afghanistan
- Rahela Sidiqi, Rahela Trust
- Muska Ehsan, Youth for Youth Community
- Taylor, Fatima, Renad, Amelie and Nimrit, Calgary Girls Charter School