EVENTS
Too Young to Wed: A Global Health Caucus Briefing on Child Marriage
Join Rep. Betty McCollum and the Global Health Caucus for a briefing on the issue of international child marriage, with expert testimony from researchers and non-governmental agencies.
When: Monday, May 19, 2008
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Rayburn House Office Building B338
Washington, D.C.
Presenters: Dr. Anju Malhotra, Vice President of Social and Economic Development, ICRW
Mr. Tilahun Giday, Country Representative for Ethiopia, Pathfinder International
Moderated by: Tamara Krenin, Director of Women and Population, U.N. Foundation
Lunch will be provided.
For more information, please contact Dan Martin.
To RSVP, please contact Stephanie Miedema.
Challenges of Reducing HIV-Related Stigma in Targeted Interventions for India: A Call to Action
ICRW, with Engender Health is organizing a half-day seminar, “Challenges of Reducing HIV-Related Stigma in the Targeted Interventions Context in India: A Call to Action.” The half-day meeting will focus on how HIV-related stigma and discrimination and gender and sexuality intersect and influence each other in the context of targeted interventions for HIV and AIDS in India.
When: Tues., May 20, 2008
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Where: India Habitat Center
New Delhi
The event will serve as a platform to share experiences in reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination with different populations and in diverse settings. The outcome of the meeting will culminate in a Call-to-Action statement that will include recommendations from the participants to address stigma and gender-based violence, targeted interventions, innovative research and program models, and creating and strengthening partnerships between communities, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), government and donors in India.
For more information, please contact Chitra Deepak at dchitra@icrw.org.