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GFW Annual Gala
The Global Fund for Widows invites you to join us for our Virtual 13th Annual Fundraising Gala – Thursday, November 11, 2021
Honoring:
- Former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique, Graca Machel and the Graca Machel Trust
- His Excellency Ambassador Abdou Barry of the Permanent Mission of Niger to the United Nations
- Racey Muchilwa, Country President & Head of Novartis Global Health, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Special Guest: His Excellency Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, Ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique to the United States.
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Honoring:
- Former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique, Graca Machel and the Graca Machel Trust
- His Excellency Ambassador Abdou Barry of the Permanent Mission of Niger to the United Nations
- Racey Muchilwa, Country President & Head of Novartis Global Health, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Special Guest: His Excellency Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, Ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique to the United States.
For Tickets & Sponsorship: widows21.givesmart.com
Tickets & Registration
Our International Widows’ Day Event
For our International Widows’ Day Event, we convened a panel of expert policy-makers and practitioners for a discussion on “Widows: Invisible No More,” to mark the occasion and discuss the turning tide the issue of widowhood has experienced in the past several years, including recognition by impactful actors in the international space, and celebrating a growing movement for widows and their rights.
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Watch our CSW 65 Side Event
Our event saw groundbreaking commitments from leading diplomats, including Ambassador Allie Kabba of Sierra Leone committing to introduce a seminal UN Resolution on the protection of widows and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka speaking on the issue of widowhood for the first time ever.
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Meet the first Global Goodwill Ambassador for Widows in Peace and Security
Ambassador Dr. Alie Kabba
Former Permanent Representative of the Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations
