Chouchou Namegabe takes part to Women in the World 2011

From 10 to 12 March 2011 in New York City, AFEM's coordinator Chouchou Namegabe took part in the second "Women in the World" Summit. This event has been organized by US news site The Daily Beast and famous magazine Newsweek and brought together many celebrities, politicians, social activists, movie stars or media professionals from around the world, with a simple objective: listen to stories and find solutions to improve women's life. Chouchou intervened in a segment called "Women Journalists on the Frontlines". Read the report. Watch the video. 

Chouchou took this opportunity to advocate for peace and the situation of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo by meeting high-level decision-makers. For instance:

 

Discussing women's issues in DRC with Michelle Bachelet, executive secretary of UN-WOMEN

 Meeting former US president Bill Clinton

Chouchou Namegabe in top 100 delivering for women

Today, radio journalist and AFEM's coordinator Chouchou Namegabe has been named as one of the "top100 most inspiring people delivering for girls and women" by advocacy organisation Women Deliver. Following the press release, the list Women Deliver 100 "recognizes women and men, both prominent and lesser known, who have committed themselves to improving the lives of girls and women around the world". For the US-based organisation, Namegabe's work has been "helping Congo’s women broadcast to the world". Other prominent congolese activists on the list are Justine Masika, founder of North Kivu's "Synergie des Femmes contre les Violences Sexuelles" and Dr Denis Mukwege, founder and director of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu. View the full list >>