Name: Memunatu International Day of the Girl: Empowering Innovation
Start: 2016-10-11T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Google

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Tuesday

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October

11

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6:00pm

Ticket Sales Are Closed

Join us to make change

International Day of the Girl: Empowering Innovation is an inaugural forum that brings together innovators across industries to empower teenage girls worldwide. An initiative from Memunatu Magazine—a social enterprise that empowers teen girls in West Africa through media—this Day of the Girl event creates a platform to amplify female voices. This year's theme is Empowering Innovation and the event will be held in Washington D.C.

We will showcase women and girls making big strides in technology, humanities, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Proceeds from the event will go towards Memunatu pilots in these areas across the region and world.

About Memunatu

We are a non-profit social enterprise driven by empowering girls: Memunatu promotes literacy, leadership, and empowerment for teenage girls (10-17 yrs old) in West Africa. We create a unique, community-driven magazine that provides content for girls’ everyday lives—including trends, tips for school, suggested reading, and features. Distributed through secondary schools with a teacher’s guide, Memunatu bridges the gap between educational and extracurricular life. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/29ypkcP

Speakers
(website will be updated as speakers are announced)

Speakers

Nina Oduro

AfricanDevJobs

Nina Oduro is an entrepreneur and global education advocate. She is the founder of AfricanDevJobs, a platform for Africa-based development career opportunities and co-founder of Dine Diaspora, a dynamic culinary events company.

Tweet her at @NinaBasiwa

Monica Jahan Bose

Storytelling with Saris

Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and activist and the creator of Storytelling with Saris, a collaborative art and advocacy project to empower women and girls in Bangladesh and draw attention to climate justice.
@saristory and @monicajahan

Yawa Hansen-Quao

Impact Hub, Accra; Leading Ladies' Network

Yawa Hansen- Quao is a mentor to women and girls with ambition, character, and the resolve to improve the world. She is Founder of Leading Ladies' Netowrk and Co-founder of Impact Hub in Accra, Ghana.

Tweet her at @yawahq

Katie Riley

She's the First

Katie Riley is the Campus Programs Manager at She's the First, an award-winning international nonprofit organization that supports girls' education around the world.
@heykatieriley

Laura Almonacid

BeGirl

Laura Almonacid is a student at the George Washington University and the Director of EmpowerBank at Be Girl--a partnership program that puts Be Girl menstrual hygiene products in the hands of the girls and women that need them the most.
@BeGirlOrg

Fatmata Kabia

Memunatu Magazine

Fatmata Kabia is Co-founder and VP of Memunatu Magazine, a non profit social enterprise the empowers teen girls in West Africa through a classroom magzine. Memunatu's goal is to promote literacy, leadership, and empowerment for girls.
@MemunatuMag

Mariama Kabia

Memunatu Magazine

Mariama Kabia is Co-founder and CEO of Memunatu Magazine. Through content, activities, and partnerships, Memunatu has the potential to inspire millions of girls across the African continent and beyond.
@MemunatuMag

Schedule

6:00 – 6:30 PM

Doors Open

Refreshments will be served

6:30 – 7:30 PM

Opening Remarks and Featured Panel

Hear from Memunatu Magazine and other changemakers empowering women & girls

7:30 – 8:00 PM

Breakout and Networking

Join us to drive impact on International Day of the Girl

Day of the Girl: Empowering Innovation will take place at Google, which is conveniently located in the heart of Washington, D.C.