The Africa Human Capital Plan: Why Investing in Women & Girls Matters Now More Than Ever

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The Africa Human Capital Plan: Why Investing in Women & Girls Matters Now More Than Ever

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AGENDA
  • Hosts: Nayé Bathily and Edith Jibunoh, External Affairs, World Bank
  • Axel van Trotsenburg, Managing Director of Operations, World Bank

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Panel discussion:

  • Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF
  • Dr. Natalia Kanem – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UNFPA
  • Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women
  • Mari Pangestu, Managing Director, Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank
  • Moderator: Nayé Bathily, Manager, External Affairs, Western & Central Africa, World Bank


Special Message: Deborah Wetzel, Director, Africa Regional Integration, World Bank

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Feature Story from Niger: Innayatou is the first girl in the family to go to school. She has big plans for the future.

Special Message: DJ Switch

Panel Discussion:

  • Jaha Dukureh, CEO & Founder of Safe Hands for Girls, and Africa Regional UN Women Ambassador
  • Soukeyna Kane, Country Director, Mali, Guinea, Niger and Chad, World Bank
  • David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Education & Chief Innovation Officer, Sierra Leone
  • Moderator: Nayé Bathily, Manager, External Affairs, Western & Central Africa, World Bank


Special Message:

  • Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, Country Director, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles, World Bank
  • Nathan Belete, Country Director, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Cabo Verde and Guinea Bissau, World Bank

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Feature Story from Sierra Leone: Salamatou Bangura, from Bonga Wharf, shares how a social safety net program has helped her and her family.

One-on-One Discussion

  • Dr. Anita Asiimwe, Director-General, National Child Development Agency, Rwanda & Human Capital Plan Focal Point
  • Edith Jibunoh, Manager, External Affairs, Eastern & Southern Africa, World Bank


Special Message: Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, Country Director, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, World Bank

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Panel Discussion:

  • Mamta Murthi, Vice President, Human Development, World Bank
  • Hafez Ghanem, Regional Vice President, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
  • Ousmane Diagana, Regional Vice President, Western and Central Africa, World Bank
  • Pablo Fajnzylber, World Bank Acting Vice President, Infrastructure, World Bank
  • Moderator: Edith Jibunoh, Manager, External Affairs, Eastern & Southern Africa, World Bank

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  • Closing words from the hosts Nayé Bathily and Edith Jibunoh

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Venuste Nitereka

Some leaders underestimated the pandemic, resulting in human losses that are difficult to predict today. Don't you see that human capital can suffer from this mismatch or these opposing views? Do you have any proposal for a good harmonization of views in the midst of the new nationalism in Africa?
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 21:54
Nkwenti muma claude

I will be pleased to join the debate and ask questions if necessary.
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 21:54
Zamzam maariin

I,appreciate in this topic that ,to took women and girl issue it is nice one
Sat, 02/27/2021 - 13:35
EVA SAMORA

Frankly speaking this is a nice topic especially to bring about a sustainable development...I appreciate #InvestInpeople#InvestInGirls#InvestInWomen
Mon, 03/01/2021 - 10:03
susan bornstein

Female mobility and access to safe, affordable, reliable transportation is an essential enabler of gender equality, getting girls back to school, and helping women/adolescent girls access markets and information. This is often overlooked in rural development planning. What is the Bank planning to increase integration and investment of this key area into health, education, and economic development in support of investing in women and girls?
Mon, 03/01/2021 - 10:04

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