Strengthening grassroots women-led African leadership to address child marriage across the continent

In this panel discussion held at King's College London, experts from sub-Saharan Africa discussed the nature and role of place-based and grassroots women-led leadership in addressing child marriage and other forms of gender-based violence across the African continent. Specific attention was given to the ways that we can invest in this leadership, enabling it to flourish at local, national and even global levels.

Welcome and introduction – Dr Aisha Hutchinson (King’s College London)

Chair – Dr Julianne Deitch (Women’s Refugee Commission)

Panellists
Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda (Rozaria Memorial Trust)
Mr Naver Chayelela (Pan African Alliance to End Child Marriage)
Mundia Situmbeko (Girls Not Brides Africa Team)
Catherine Vitaliano (Africa Leadership Centre)

Closing remarks
Loveness Mudzuru (Rozaria Memorial Trust)
Lucy Mabhikwa (Africa Leadership Centre)

Find out more about the speakers and the Feminist Vision for ending child marriage in Eastern Africa: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/strength...