Rwanda – ‘Women Deliver 2023’: a female approach to build a better society
By Antonella Palermo and Edoardo Giribaldi
As 6,000 women from all over the world come together in Kigali, Rwanda, to take part in a project to create more integrated environments, Lia Beltrami presents works supported by the Dicastery for Communication and highlights the importance of networking. The "Women Deliver" 2023 International Conference has gathered over 6,000 women from across the globe in Kigali, Rwanda, from 17 to 20 July.
Dialogues and sharing
The convention is one of the largest multi-sectoral gatherings to promote gender equality, held every three years and for the first time in Africa. The meeting featured dialogues and sharing of best practices organized by civil society groups, governments, individuals, foundations and charities, youth groups, and communities facing systemic discrimination.The program presented both in-person and online discussions, with topics ranging from health to economics to education to art.At the opening ceremony were present, among others, the presidents of Rwanda, Senegal, Ethiopia, Guinea, and Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela's third wife.
"Networking is the key"
Lia Beltrami, filmmaker and art director, participated on behalf of the World Women's Observatory, an initiative of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO). She is the author of the exhibition Women's Cry and the documentary In-Visibles, both projects supported by the Vatican Dicastery for Communication (Vatican News' parent organization). "Networking is the key," according to Ms. Beltrami, who underlined the presence of international foundations and Nobel prize-winners parallel to the presentation, as well as "start-ups carried out by women in Rwanda." Read more…
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