<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>As we communicated earlier, 8th March is the International Women's Day. We will be celebrating the Women in Tech. Event organised by UNESCO and Article 19 within the framework of the Nairobi Innovation week. </div><div>Venue: University of Nairobi Towers 1st floor room 101</div><div>Time; 9am- 1pm </div><div>The updated programme is attached. </div><div><br></div><div>You are all welcome</div><div><br></div><div>Lydia</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Lydia gachungi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lgachungi@gmail.com" target="_blank">lgachungi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Dear Listers,</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">The UNESCO Regional
Office for Eastern Africa is pleased to invite you to celebrate Women in Tech,
during the International Women’s Day (IWD) event on 8</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> March 2018.
The event is organised within the framework of the 2018 Nairobi Innovation
Week.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<br></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> </font></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">The IWD </font></span><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">2018 theme is </font><b><u><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">“</font><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Time
is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives.</font></span></u></b><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> This year’s theme </font></span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">echoes the priority
theme of the upcoming </font></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw62-2018" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">62nd session of the UN Commission on
the Status of Women, </span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">which is</font><b><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> </font><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">“Participation in and access of women to the
media</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">, and </font><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">information and
communications technologies</font></span></b><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> and their impact on and use as an
instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<br></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">To empower and
celebrate the Women in Tech, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
as one of the key partners in the Nairobi Innovation week, has organised three
activities. </font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">1. Women In Technology Mobile Apps
Development training - Feb 26</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> to March 2</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">nd</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">
2018</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">2.</font><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000"> <font face="Calibri" size="3">h</font></font></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">ackathon challenge - 5 to 6
March 2018</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">3.</font><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000"> <font face="Calibri" size="3">I</font></font></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">nternational Women’s Day Celebrations (IWD) on 8</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">
March, 2018- a parallel session under the theme "</font><span style="margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY THOUGH
WOMEN AND GIRLS’ INNOVATION FOR A BETTER TOMORROw"</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> . Venue, University of Nairobi Towers </font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Activities during the IWD on 8</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">
March include panel discussions with the following objectives:-</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">1.</font><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Maintaining a gender parity mind set in the world
of Technology</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">2.</font><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Challenging gender stereotypes and bias against
women’s involvement in Technology</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">3.</font><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Building confidence and encouraging women to pursue
new careers in technology.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">4.</font><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Addressing stereotypes on the role (or importance)
of women in participation and decision-making.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">5.</font><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Advocating gender mainstreaming and the rights of
women in the tech industry.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">All the UNESCO organised events are taking
place at the </font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">University of Nairobi Towers, 4</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> Floor, Mini Theatre 2. </font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">The panel discussions will be
moderated by the Kictanet Co-convener- Ms. Grace Githaiga</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
<br></p><p style="margin:0px"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> </font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">We look forward to your participation.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px">
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