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Building Bridges: Transitions from Secondary School for Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM (ET)

Washington, DC

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Please join AED and

Advancing Girls' Education (AGE) Africa

 

for a very special event

 

 Building Bridges

 

Transitions from Secondary School

  

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

8:30 am: Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:30 am: Panel Discussion, Q&A

 

AED and AGE Africa are convening this very important forum to address the critical issue of transitions from secondary school for adolescent girls in developing countries. This event will engage some of the world’s leading experts in a dialogue about the most innovative best practices, policies and research dedicated to broadening and deepening the positive gains that secondary school education can bring to girls, their families and their communities.  

 

Opening Remarks

 Her Excellency Hawa Olga Ndilowe, Ambassador of the Republic of Malawi

to the United States of America

 

Moderator

May A. Rihani, Senior Vice President and Director,

Global Learning Group & Center for Gender Equity, AED

 

Panel Discussion

 Jacob Bregman, International Consultant - Secondary Education

 

Michele Akpo, Project Director for Ambassadors' Girls' Scholarship Program, AED

 

 David W. Chapman, Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota. 

 

Ariana Childs Graham, Coordinator, The Coalition for Adolescent Girls

 

With several hundred people in attendance and engagement with key stakeholders in the field, this event will contribute substantially to the dialogue about post-secondary school transitions – and you won’t want to miss it! 

 

More information and important resource links can be found at http://www.ageafrica.org/buildingbridges/

 

We kindly request that you RSVP if you plan to attend in person to help us in our planning - there is no cost or obligation. We truly hope that you are able to join us! 

 

May Rihani                             Christine Beggs                         Sarah Lance

Senior VP & Director              Forum Co-Chair                        Executive Director

AED                                      AGE Africa                              AGE Africa