CASD was actively represented at
the just ended 3rd Women Deliver Conference in Kuala Lumpur by
Numfor Alenwi, Executive Director and Co-founder.
Among over 4500 participants from Ministries of
Health, Development Cooperation and leading civil society organizations, we
increased visibility of the organization’s vision and network with several
organizations including Real Medicine Foundation and Population Action
International. We attended a cross
section of the over 120 concurrent plenary sessions and skills building
workshops that inspired and informed our mission in building a better world for
girls, women and children in deprived communities.
Evidently, this was the biggest
exposure the organization has ever had the results will hopefully show in our
subsequent activities.
The following highlights were recorded
from the some of the speakers at the conference:
“Women who decide when to get pregnant
also decide a better future” Melina Gates, Co-Founder of Bill and Melina Gates
Foundation.
“If the women are too busy with
livelihood activities that they cannot visit the service centre for
reproductive health services, follow them to where they spend their days and
make sure they learn about the services and make a choice’’ Faith Phiri,
Executive Director Girls Empowerment Network Malawi.
“We have 3 million young people in the
world today. Therefore we have 3 million opportunities to make progress” Dr
Babatunde Osotimehim, Executive Director, UNFPA.
“If CocaCola can be found everywhere
then contraception can also reach everywhere” Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, President
and CEO, Global Fund for Women.
‘’If we sit here and talk, things will
not change. But if we stand, talk and move, things will change for our
countries and for women and children globally’’ Anonymous Young Leader
during the Youth Pre-conference.
Watch out for the next set of quotes
from the conference here, on twitter: #casdcameroon or facebook: http://facebook.com/cameroon-agenda-for-sustainable-development
