The Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), UNESCAP Subregional Office for South-East Asia, Catalyst 2030; UN Women WeEmpowerAsia; Oxfam; Embassy of Sweden; Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism-Social and Community Enterprise Constituency invite you on a round table discussion on Accelerating Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agricultural Value Chains on March 31, 2022 from 8:30AM to 9:45AM (GMT+7, Bangkok, Thailand).

This event will also launch the Guidelines for Transformational Partnerships and WEE in Agricultural Value Chains developed by ISEA and Oxfam supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok through the Gender Transformative and Responsible Agribusiness Investments in South-East Asia (GRAISEA). This roundtable cum launch is an accredited side event at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2022.

Speakers:

Ruhimat Soerakoesoemah – Head, Sub-regional Office for Southeast Asia, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Dr Chusana Han – Assistant Director and Head of Poverty Eradication and Gender Division, ASEAN Secretariat

Lenlen Mesina – Program Manager, WeEmpowerAsia, UN Women

Emilia Setyowati – Executive Secretary, Trubus Bina Swadaya

Dr Marie Lisa Dacanay – President, Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia

Ashley Aarons – GRAISEA Team Leader, Oxfam International

Wardarina – Deputy Director, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development & Co-chair, Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism

TO REGISTER, go to this link: https://tinyurl.com/TransformationalAVCGuidelines 

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