CARGILLS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FESTIVAL 2021
THE CHANGE MAKERS
UNFPA Sri Lanka joins the Cargills International Women’s Day Festival of Change Makers as Event Sponsor on 8th March 2021, which is International Women’s Day. UNFPA
Sri Lanka is keen on spotlighting the concept of equality as a human right, and hence, the day includes a panel of women pioneers and a panel of leading males who have re-defined a world of work with gender meritocracy at the helm.
It is their experiences, challenges, solutions and ground realities that will be discussed in depth, in these two sessions on 8th March 2021 starting at 4.30 pm.
Representative of UNFPA Sri Lanka Ritsu Nacken
adds clarity to this collaboration, “As the lead UN agency working on sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence, UNFPA has been supporting the Government of Sri Lanka for nearly 50 years to ensure the rights of women and girls are protected and promoted. As the Festival is featuring women who have challenged the status quo of gender norms and dynamics in different walks of life, UNFPA believes that this will serve as a powerful and inspirational message to other women, girls, and for all people everywhere. We look forward to working closely with Table by Taru and Kaleidoscope as the Event Partner for the ‘Pioneers’ and ‘Male Perspective’ episodes in shaping the narrative of the day to better communicate the messages around International Women’s Day 2021.”
While the first session features Joint Managing Director of Triad, Varuni Amunugama Fernando, Group CEO of HEMAS Holdings PLC, Kasturi Chellaraja, and Sri Lanka’s first female hip-hop artist Ashanthi De Alwis, as The Pioneers in their various fields, the second session on the 8th of March features an all-male panel. These male voices from leading global companies will discuss men’s roles in the gender equality movement at the Festival being held at Table by Taru at Lake Lodge, a Small Luxury Boutique Hotel in the heart of the city, collaborating with Savithri Rodrigo, who will be moderating the sessions at the Change Makers Festival.