East Africa Sub-Regional Conference on the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation

Asmara, Eritrea, 27-28 March 2008

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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27 March 2008
 

 

Program

Moderator

9:00 – 9:30

Registration

 

 
9:30 – 10:00

Welcome speech,  Ms. Tsegga Gaim on behalf of Organising Committee
Keynote address, H.E Luul Ghebreab, President, National Union of Eritrean Women
Director General Berhane Ghebretnsae on behalf of H.E. Salh Meki, Ministry of Health
Eva Johansson, UNICEF Country Representative
Alvilda Jablonko, No Peace Without Justice FGM Program

Ms Senait Lijam, Director General, Land Transport Department

10:00 – 10:45

Youth Folklore

 

10:45 – 11:15

Tea Break

 

11:15 – 13:00

Developing a legal and political environment for abandonment of FGM in Eritrea, H.E. Luul Ghebreab, President, National Union of Eritrean Women
FGM in Relation to the Human Rights of Women and Girls: Experiences of No Peace Without Justice, Alvilda Jablonko, No Peace Without Justice FGM Program
Q&A, Discussion

Ms. Mehret Iyob,
Director, International relations, Ministry of Education

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

 

14:30 – 16:30

FGM practice in Eritrea and the traditional beliefs, Abdulahi, Head of Social Service Department,  Zoba Gash Barka
Campaign against FGM: Experience of Eritrea, Tsegga Gaim, Head Social Service and Rehabilitation, NUEW
Q&A, Discussion

Dr. Zemuy Alemu,  Ministry of Health

16:30 – 17:00

Tea Break

 

17:00 – 18:30

FGM and its health consequences,  Dr. Okbaselase  Eritrean Ministry of Health
Testimonies from villages
Q&A, Discussion

Dr. Abrhet Ghebrekidan, Lecturer at University of Asmara, Public Health Department

 
 
28 March 2008
 

9:30 – 10:00

Recap. of Day 1

 

10:00 – 11:00

Experiences/Lessons learned and best practices in the elimination of FGM and other harmful traditional practices in
Rwanda - Rose Kayumba
Uganda - Joyce Tamale
Djibouti - Fatouma Ali Omar

 
Ms. Yordanos Mehary, UNFPA, Program Cordinator
 

11:00 – 11:30

Tea Break

 

11:30 – 12:30

Q&A, Discussion

 

12:30 – 13:30

Break out into Working Groups

 

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch Break

 

14:30 – 15:00

Break out into Working Groups

Ms Senait Lijam, Director General, Land Transport Department

15:00 – 15:30

Testimonies from Eritrea

 

15:30 - 16:30

Reports from Working Groups

 

16:30 - 17:00

Conclusions and Way Forward

H.E. Luul Ghebreab, President, NUEW

18:30 – 22:00

Closing dinner, Imperial Hotel

 
Aser, Cultural Group