A discussion by MMEG grantees Nohora Constanza Niño Vega (2016), Larisa Kasumagić-Kafedžic (2006), and Hourie Tafech (2020) on gender, education, and development in forced displacement, will take place at 12:30pm on Thursday, May 25,2023, at the World Bank’s Main Complex, 1818 H St NW, Room 13-121. The talk will be moderated by Soukeyna Kane, Director of the World Bank’s Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Group, and Lucia Hanmer, Lead Economist of the World Bank’s Gender Group, which is also collaborating with MMEG on this event, will deliver closing remarks.
The panel will focus on how refugees, especially women and children, can learn and thrive, and how to battle violence and achieve peace through education. How do women and children cope when fleeing violence? How do children learn in refugee camps? How can peace be taught and violence fought? Come listen to these talented women share their expertise and experiences from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Malta, Mexico, and Venezuela, pose questions, offer your opinion, and leave wiser.
The videoconference link will be live 15 minutes before the event starts at 12:30 EDT on Thursday, May 25, 2023.
