Power in Action: Advancing Youth and Women-Led Advocacy for Gender Equality with Madalitso Juwayeyi - Live on the Hub on 2/4

This session will explore how young women and youth are driving transformative advocacy to advance gender equality and social justice. Drawing from my experiences as a youth and women’s rights advocate, I will unpack practical strategies, challenges, and lessons learned in promoting inclusive leadership and grassroots activism. The discussion will also highlight how intersectionality and decolonizing feminism can strengthen advocacy movements, ensuring that diverse voices and lived experiences shape policies and practices. Participants will walk away with concrete ideas and inspiration to strengthen their own advocacy efforts within their communities.

Please register to attend here: https://community.vitalvoices.org/c/vv-events/power-in-action-advancing-youth-and-women-led-advocacy-for-gender-equality-with-madalitso-juwayeyi.

 Learn More about Madalitso Juwayeyi

Madalitso Juwayeyi is a youth and women’s rights advocate from Malawi with over seven years of experience advancing gender equality, youth leadership, and access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). She is the Co-founder and Programs Manager of the Forum for AIDS Counseling and Training (FACT Malawi), a youth-led organization providing youth-friendly SRHR services. Madalitso is an alumna of prestigious fellowships including the Vital Voices Fellowship, Mandela Washington Fellowship (2024), Gender Equality Studies and Training (GEST) Fellowship, WomenLift Health Leadership Journey, and the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity. Her leadership has been recognized globally through awards such as the 50 African Women in Development Award and designation as an Africa4Her Champion. She has spoken on international stages including AIDS 2024 and the Fast Track Cities Conference. Madalitso holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Gender Equality from the University of Iceland and is driven by the conviction that women and girls, disproportionately affected by inequality, must be at the center of shaping the policies and programs that govern their lives.

 Thank you!