The Inter-American Commission of Women and the Ford Foundation invite you to a Special Colloquium on an Exchange of Findings on Child Marriage and Early Unions in the Americas
Featuring a panel of select presentations:
Estela Rivero, Researcher, and Jose Lis Palma, Executive Director, of INSAD and co-authors of a major research study: Report on Early Unions in Mexico
Emma Puig de la Bellacasa, Head of Gender Transformation Programming and Influencing for Latin America and the Caribbean, Regional Office for the Americas, of Plan International’s on its study: Handcuffed Girls based on work in the Dominican Republic and a preview of an eight-country study to be released in 2018
Giovanna Lauro, Vice President of Programs and Research, PROMUNDO-US on its reports: “She goes with me in my boat”: Child and Adolescent Marriage in Brazil and Adolescent Relationship Violence in Brazil and Honduras
Moderator: Lyric Thompson, Director Policy and Advocacy, International Center for Research on Women
January 23rd, 2018
9:00 am – Registration and Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00 am – Panel Presentations and Discussions
Ruben Dario Room
Organization of American States
1889 F Street NW (8th floor)
Washington, DC
Seating Is limited – RSVP YES HERE
The event will be broadcast LIVE
