Girl Summit UG 2019

Girl Summit UG 2019

Girl Summit UG 2019

26 - 27 November 2019 with 20+ sessions | Hotel Africana, Kampala - Uganda

26 - 27 November 2019 with 20+ sessions | Hotel Africana, Kampala - Uganda

26 - 27 November 2019 with 20+ sessions | Hotel Africana, Kampala - Uganda

The 2nd National Girl Summit UG 2019

About The Summit

Girls Not Brides Ugandais organising the second National Girl Summit scheduled for 26th - 27th November 2019 under the theme Securing Uganda’s Future: Support the Girl Child to live to her full potential. With less than one year left to the end of the National Strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy, the this year’s summit will focus on reflecting on the progress made in ending child marriage and teenage pregnancy by the government, GNB members and other stakeholders after the first national summit.
The main objective of the summit is to highlight successful actions taken by government and other stakeholders after the first national summit, and promote more discussions on ending child marriage and teenage pregnancy.

About Girls Not Brides Uganda

Girls Not Brides Ugandais a National Alliance of over 89 civil society organisationscommitted to working collectively to end child marriage in Uganda. The Alliance is chaired by Joy for children and the World Vision Uganda. In November 2018, GNBU organized its first ever national summit to end child marriage in Uganda. Over 400 participants from the, Girls, CSO’s, Members of parliament attended. The summit was also attended by participants from Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Zambia. The Summit offered a platform for participants to learn, share best practices, girls speaking out on key issues affecting them, discussing policy issues, as well as learning from government efforts and recommendations on Ending Child Marriage.

Securing Uganda’s Future:
Support the Girl Child to live her full potential.

The main objective of the summit is to highlight successful actions taken by government and other stakeholders after the first national summit, and promote more discussions on ending child marriage and teenage pregnancy.

Specifically

  • Reflect and plan to achieve 2020 targets of national strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy.
  • Provide a platform for girls and teenage mothers to share their experiences and inspire others
  • Have interactive discussions of successes, challenges and key recommendations from the government and other key stakeholders advocating against child marriage.
  • To bring on board more stakeholders in private sector , cultural and religious leaders to actively support efforts to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy

Structure of the Summit
The National Girl summit will bring together over 300 delegates from different line ministries of Gender, Ministry of Education, MoH, MoLG, the UN agencies, CSO’s, girls and boys and other key stakeholders working to End Child Marriage and teenage pregnancy. The Summit will be a two-day event that will involve plenary, at least two high level panel discussions facilitated by experts, leaders and known civil society advocates in Uganda.

Expected outcomes

  1. Make recommendations for post 2020 strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy
  2. Girls and teenage mothers become champions of ending child marriage and teenage pregnancy in their communities.
  3. Increased involvement of people and organisations committed to ending child marriage
  4. Increased commitment by the private sector in supporting efforts to end child marriage in Uganda
  5. Increased commitments on ending child marriage and teenage pregnancy by community leaders, government and other stakeholders
  6. Enhanced partnership between government , CSO’s in enforcing laws and policies towards ending child marriage

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Schedule - 26th-27th: Main Summit Days, 25th: Pre Summit Events & Activities, 28th: Post Summit Events and Activities

# Pre Event Lead GNB Member DateVenue
1 IDGC and Pre-Summit Event Amani Initiative 3rd October Northern Uganda (West Nile Region)
2 Twitter Chat Communications Team 2th October Online
3 Community EngagementGNB Central Region15th OctoberGirls In School Initiative
4 Radio Talk ShowCommunications Team30th OctoberRadio Simba
DAY ONE PROGRAM ITEM RESPONSIBLE TimeVENUE
1 Registration and AccreditationOrganizing Team7:00am - 9:00amAccreditation Room
2 Welcome CeremonyOrganizing TeamMain Hall (KIBS)
3 Anthems and Prayers Organizing Team9:00am - 9:10amMain Hall (KIBS)
4 Entertainment ( and Skits)
Poem on Child Marriage 		The Private Education Development Network (PEDN)09:10am - 09:30amMain Hall
5 “Ssukaali...a bride’s price”
A lively and informative production that explores the life of a young Ugandan girl using traditional and contemporary dance concepts. The story highlights issues of child marriage, gender disparity, and gender based violence. "Ssukaali" is the luganda word for sugar. When a girl child is born in Uganda the child is often referred to as "ssukaali". This is a reference to the anticipated bride price she will bring to the family at time of marriage. Oftentimes it signifies her worth and determines her choices (or lack thereof). 		Acacia Tree Child and Family Services

Director - Rhonda Jones
Choreographer - Levy Elvis Elasu
Poetry - Natongo Betty Benjamin		09:30am - 10:30amMain Hall
6 Welcome Remarks
Reflecting on the first National Girl Summit 2018 and deriving into its impact. What has changed since the inception of the Annual National Girl summits by Girls Not Brides Uganda Alliance and what participants should expect from the second National Girl summit 		Diana Tibesigwa:
World Vision International Uganda
Co- Chair Girl Not Brides Uganda
Moses Ntenga:
Joy for Children Uganda
Co- Chair - Girls Not Brides Uganda 		10:00am -10:25amMain Hall
7 Message from the Girls not Brides Global secretariat to summit participants Mabel Van Oranje
Girls Not Brides Global Chair 		10:25am - 10:30amMain Hall
8 Let the Girls Speak
The session aims at giving girls from different backgrounds, with different stories, a platform to be heard regarding the different issues affecting their lives respectively. Topics are chosen by the girls depending on their personal stories and experiences as well as the most pressing issues that concern them as girls in their communities and country Uganda. 		Ashaba Success
The Private Education Development Network (PEDN)
Vidhi Madan - Her Life Matters Too
Charity Bakulimya - UCOBAC
Biira Loreen: The Hunger Project Uganda
Chantal Twine Aga Khan:		10:30am – 11:15am Main Hall
9 BREAK TEAOrganizing Team and Hotel11:15am -11:35amHotel Space
10 Ending child marriage in Uganda: How far is the Ugandan Government: What is in Place and what is yet to come?
The Government is the custodian of all children in Uganda and through its different ministerial bodies and support systems, it plays a crucial role in enacting policies, guidelines, setting up supportive institutions and all needed services plus laws that guide the society towards the development and implementation of all aspects towards children’s development including rights of children. What is the Government's cocktail of avenues that it has put in place to put an end to Child marriages? Where are the challenges in the implementation of these programs and where is the success lessons to learn from as we focus on achieving the best from all. 		Ms. Rosette Nanyanzi.
Gender and Equity Budgeting Unit:
Ministry of Education Ms. Lydia Wasula:
Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development
Placid Mihayo
Ministry of Health:
Ms. Samoli Wakooli
Head of Gender Department (DPP office)
Ministry of Justice, Law and Order Sector :
Moderator:
Gerald Kato
Hunger Project Uganda 		11:35am -12:45amMain Hall
11 Guest Speakers & Opening Ceremony
Representative from the World Bank Representative from the Netherlands Embassy
Hon. Bahati David Min. of State for Finance and Planning
Hon. Garabuzi Dennis Minister of State for Luwero Triangle.
Hon: Migadde Robert Ndugwa : Chairperson Uganda Parliamentary Forum for fisheries
Mr. Mondo Kyateeka. Ass. Commissioner for Children and Youth Affairs
 Moderator: UWOPA12:35pm – 12:45pmMain Hall
12 Guest of HonourHon. Janat .B. Mukwaya
Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development		12:45pm - 13:00Main Hall
13 Group PhotoAll Delegates13:00 - 13:10Photo Spot
14 LUNCH - HOTEL Organizing Team and Hotel13:10 -14:00Hotel Space
15 Shared learning and opportunities for collaboration: The role of multilaterla agencies in Ending Child Marriage in Uganda and Beyond
Child marriage is an issue that cuts across multiple development sectors, and working across these sectors – including education, health and child protection – is key to solutions. Join representatives of other global partnerships to learn how their sectors are addressing child marriage, and how we can collaborate to achieve our shared development goals.		UNICEF
UNFPA
UNHCR
Girls First Fund
World Bank
Moderator: Ntenga Moses 		14:00 – 14:45Main Hall
16 Performance /entertainment14:45 - 14:55Main Hall
17 Role of Regional Alliances in Ending Child Marriage
Regional Alliances play a major role in Ending Child Marriage around the world. Join representatives of leading Regional Alliances for a discussion about how we can work together to achieve our common vision.
Advocacy to End Child Marriage happens at the national, regional and global levels. This session gives us a chance to consider where our work fits into the bigger picture: How might working more closely together to increase our impact? How do we ensure that work at the global, regional and national levels is better grounded in the realities of the communities where child marriage is taking place? 		Kenya Ending Child Marriage Network
Charles Owekmeno: National Programs Coordinator, SRHR Alliance
Hassan Sekajoolo: National Coordinator, Men Engage Africa
Dr. Daisy Owomugisha: Community Led Development Movement
Florence Kolomoni: Youth Action Movement Zambia
Tanzania Ending Child Marriage Network
Moderator: Diana Tibesigwa Co-Chair: Girls Not Brides Uganda 		14:55 – 15:55Main Hall
18 Evening Teas Leaving at Leisure.All delegates 15:55Hotel Space
Main Hall
DAY TWO PROGRAM ITEM RESPONSIBLE TimeVENUE
1 Get Off My Way: PerformanceOrganizing Team9:00 - 9:20Edrine K
2 Inspire me: Let’s review yesterday!
A review of what transpired on day one of the Summit and the key TakeAways from every session and the general Participants experiences on the first day of the summit.		Ntenga Moses (Multisectoral Approaches)
Diana Tibesigwa (Regional Alliances)
Gerald Kato (Ending Child Marriage and the Government Percipective)
Magezi Bashir (Delegate’s experience)		9:00am - 10:00amMain Hall
3 Know your sessionSession convenors pitching their sessions and locations9:40 - 10:00amMain Hall
4 Concurrent sessions/DescriptionConvenor10:30am : 11:30amVenue
5 4th Breakway SessionsSession Conveners11:15am - 12:00pmSession Rooms
6 Grass-Roots Efforts towards Ending Child Marriages: Let's hear from:The Community Key Players. Child Marriage cases, just like any other Childrights violation acts happen at the Village and community levels, with laws, policies and guidelines made at the national level, their implementation and monitoring is done at the Grassroot communities: Who are the custodians there every single day to see that these rights are kept and no child marriages happen? They are the government local support officers and it's from them that the best efforts can be generated and the onpoint reporting and monitoring can be obtained: The session gives you players a platform to jointly share what efforts they are undertaking towards ending Child Marriages, what works where and where is the most need Right Now for joint efforts. Northern Regional Coordinator: Girls Not Brides Uganda
Probation Officer - Gomba District (UNBOUND)
Anguzu Angelo Parent / Community Influencer Maracha District
Mwesi Habagaya UDHF
Mwape Kaunde IPPF Zambia
Sana Ahmad Blue Veins Pakistan 		Zambezi Hall
7 EMPOWERMENT FROM WITHIN THROUGH A SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM Addressing the rise in chronic stress that is impacting the quality of the wellbeing of child protection actors through a unique program of the Transcendental meditation technique which is an extremely effective means to alleviate stress of any kind by awakening one's full potential from the source that is within. African Women and Girl’s Organisation (AWGO)
Judith Nassali Country Director African Women and Girls Organisation (AWGO)
Teddy Nassali Head of Counseling African Women and Girls Organisation (AWGO) 		Kibs (Main Hall)
8 Engaging Men and boys as a pathway to ending child marriages This session will introduce what we know about best practices for engaging men and boys in efforts to end child marriage, share tips from organisations working with men and boys on how this can be done effectively and help participants to reflect on how they can strengthen their work engaging men and boys in efforts to end child marriage. The main aim is to build skills among participants on how they can engage men and boys to end child marriages, specifically
  • To equip participants with knowledge on how and why it is important to engage men and boys to end child marriage
  • To understand that transformation of male power and privilege can lead to ECM
  • Equip participants with skills and tools to facilitate dialogues with men and boys to ECM
    		• Men Engage Africa
    Hassan Sekajoolo: MenEngage Uganda
    Bashir Magezi Girls In School Initiative
    Sylvia Carol Katooko The Suubi Centre
    Monja Minsi Manager: Gender and Advocacy Uganda Aids Commission
    Kayinga Muddu: Community Transformation Network     		Zambezi Hall
    9 Girl chat on leaving no girl behind; strategies to adequately reach vulnerable and hard to reach girls and women to prevent teenage pregnancy and child marriage.
    Both poverty and lack of information on how to prevent pregnancy are predominant issues faced by girls in vulnerable settings and girls from marginalized groups. This makes them vulnerable to both teenage pregnancy and child marriage.
    Studies have found that a girl is able to be protected from both vices if she is kept in school. Unfortunately, high school dropout is a profound problem in refugee settlements. This is due to various reasons like language barriers, poverty and unavailability of enough schools to amply cater for the large influx of refugees.
    The session will present some key findings of the report on teenage pregnancy and child marriage in Kyaka II refugee settlement.     		Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYAHF)
    Winnie Apio Program Manager UYAHF
    Patrick Mwesigye Team Leader UYAHF
    Youth Advocacy Change Champion - UYAHF
    Leah Enyaru Akina Mama Wafrika
    Rosebell Kangumire Kweeca Uganda     		Orange Hall
    10 Harnessing the power of SRHR services and information in preventing teenage pregnancy and child marriage among the vulnerable girls including the deaf. The session will share THP-U’s experience of providing youth-friendly SRHR through youth friendly corners to the most vulnerable girls. The session seeks to provide low-cost high impact solutions in equipping vulnerable girls including deaf with SRHR information to prevent child marriage and teenage pregnancy. The session is targeting SRHR programmers, advocates, girls with disabilities, girls and boys and media actors Hunger Project Uganda
    Modoraters:
    Flavia Mukisa: 19 years old Her Choice Peer Educator.
    Josephine Nakakande: THP-U Programme Officer Central Epicenters.
    Panelists: Immaculate Namisanvu: A registered nurse and Incharge Youth Friendly Health services Namayumba Health Centre 111 James Senkonto: Wakiso Epicenter Boys/Men engagement champion Rebeca Masaba: Deaf girl from Mbale epicenter and sign language interpreter Dr. Jonathan Wangisi: District Health Officer, Mbale District Local Government     		Zambezi Hall
    11 LUNCH - HOTEL Organizing Team and Hotel13:00 -14:00Hotel Space
    12 Interactive sessions/DescriptionConvenor14:00 - 15:00Venue
    13 QUALITY EDUCATION : A tool to end child marriages How can education transform the harmful gender and social norms that perpetuate child marriage? In this session we’ll learn about programme models, strategies and policies in education that have challenged, discouraged and disrupted child marriage at a system community level and community environment. Education Cluster - Girls Not Brides Uganda
    Panelists:
    Raising Teenagers Uganda
    Magezi Bashir Girls in School Initiative
    Janat Nakigudde: Just Like My Child
    Joy for Children Uganda
    Catherine Opondo: Concern for the Girl Child
    Elizabeth Kalemera Anthill Foundation
    FAWEU Jackline Nafuna     		Orange Hall
    14 Advocating for Girls’ Education: Why We Need Data Data plays a key role in understanding what must be done to overcome barriers girls face. Pads4Learning provides reproductive health education and pads to improve attendance and educational attainment, end child marriage and break the cycle of poverty. We administer pre and post-self-assessment as part of the program evaluation. Story-Based Evaluations are also used to understand the impact of the program. This session will include demonstrations on how to use our data collection tools and strategies and invite participants to add their research to the global knowledge base. We will also demonstrate our prototype phone-based data collection tool. ACES World
    Panelists:
    Ithungu Perry: Pads4Learning
    Hope Nankunda Raising Teenagers Uganda     		Kibs, Main Hall
    Orange Hall
    15 How to have a happy and healthy period This session hopes to educate school aged girls on how to track their period and the correct use and care of the brand new AFRIpads School Girl Kit. The session will also be relevant to NGOs who are interested in education and menstrual health management as AFRIpads will be discussing the launch of their new product: AFRIpads School Girl Kit. The session hopes to provide girls with a better understanding of their menstrual cycle and the benefits of adopting reusable sanitary pads as a sustainable solution to their period. We also want to educate NGOs on our new product offering. Afripads
    Panelists:
    Sarah Sullivan AFRIpads
    Priscilla Womena     		Zambezi Hall
    16 Religion and Child Marriage in Uganda: What do Religious Leaders Say How do religions in Uganda work towards ending Child Marriages, the best way to hear it, is from the leaders themselves: let's hear their success stories, work being done, and efforts that need continued partnerships with Civil Society, the Private Sector and other stakeholders. Afripads
    Panelists:
    Rev.Capt.William Ogeng: Provincial secretary Church of the province of Uganda
    Msgr. Dr. John B Kauta: Uganda Episcopal Conference
    Rev.Fr.Paul Mutaasa: Vicar General U.O. C
    Radhiya Namakula: SG Uganda Muslim Supreme Counselor
    Esther Waiswa: Director - SDAUU
    Godfrey Aduma: SG, Born Again Faith
    Bishop Mark Wamala: National Alliance of Pentecostal and Evangelical churches of Uganda     		15:00 -15:45KIBS,Main Hall
    12 As our 2nd Girl Summit draws to a close, join us as we celebrate our successes, share ideas and inspiration and outline a vision for the future of the movementSummit Declarations15:45 - 16:00Kibs Hall
    12 Session leads
    Co-convenes
    Partners and Sponsors
    Delegates    		Organising team15:45 - 16:00Kibs Hall
    DAY ONE PROGRAM ITEM RESPONSIBLE DateVENUE
    1 Post Summit meetingGNBU Members30th NovemberJoy for Children Offices
    2 Radio Summit talk ShowGNBU Members2nd DecemberRadio One

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    • Guest of honour's Cocktail
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    US$ 55
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    • Guest of honour's Cocktail
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