Invitation: Haiti: Reconstruction and the Role of Women

Haiti: Reconstruction and the Role of Women

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

U.S. Institute of Peace

2301 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20037

 RSVP http://haitiwomen.eventbrite.com/

Women played a vital role in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake. In leveled communities and overcrowded tent cities, Haitian women worked tirelessly to treat the wounded, reunite families, and support survivors. Nearly two years later, they remain a critical factor in Haiti's recovery, but face considerable hardship. Gender-based violence, pregnancy-related mortality, extreme poverty, and unemployment remain high. Meanwhile, women feel excluded from the reconstruction process, which is stalled by political deadlock.

On November 29, the U.S. Institute of Peace and Vital Voices will co-host a panel of distinguished experts to discuss the situation of women in Haiti and their role in reconstruction.  The event will feature an exhibition of photos taken by Haitian women depicting their lives in the tent cities around Port-au-Prince. Through a partnership between USIP and Digital Democracy, these women and others like them have been trained on how to utilize blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of new media to highlight issues in their communities and push for policy change.

 

This event will feature the following speakers:

 

Ambassador Richard Solomon (introduction)

President, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD)

United States House of Representatives

 

The Honorable Yanick Mezile* (Invited)

Minister, Ministry of Women's Affairs of Haiti 

 

Michele Montas

Journalist/Consultant on Human Rights and Media Issues

Former Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General

 

Emily Jacobi

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Digital Democracy

 

Dr. Robert Maguire

Chairman, Haiti Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

Dr. Kathleen Kuehnast

Director, Gender and Peacebuilding Center, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

Robert Perito

Director, Haiti Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

* With a delegation of civil society representatives from Haiti

Unsubscribe from future updates

empowered by Salsa