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This two-part event will commemorate both the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence and Human Rights Day. RTI GGC affiliates will lead presentations surrounding gender-based violence in relation to trauma interventions, mental health and intersectional factors, the energy sector, and in the classroom from a local to global context. |
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PART I: 10:00 – 11:00 AM EST Welcome Dr. Wendee Wechsberg, Director, RTI Global Gender Center
Moving Forward: Stories from Post-trauma Intervention Participants in South Africa Dr. Bronwyn Myers, Chief Specialist Scientist, Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council |
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PART II: 2:00 – 3:45 PM EST |
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| 2:00 | Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health Among Black Adolescents and Young Women Dr. Courtney Peasant Bonner, Research Clinical Psychologist, RTI |
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Advancing Gender Equity in the Energy Sector in Rwanda: A Response to Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace Ana Perez, Senior Technical Gender Advisor, Energy, RTI; Associate Director, RTI Global Gender Center |
| 3:00 | Journey through Uganda: Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence Julianne Norman, Education Analyst, RTI |
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3:40 PM Recap & Closing |
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